Exhibit 99.1
EXECUTION COPY
SEPARATION AGREEMENT
among
TIME WARNER INC.,
TIME WARNER CABLE INC.,
TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.,
TW NY CABLE HOLDING INC.,
WARNER COMMUNICATIONS INC.,
HISTORIC TW INC.
and
AMERICAN TELEVISION AND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
Dated as of May 20, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
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Definitions
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ARTICLE II
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The Transactions
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SECTION 2.01.
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TWX and WCI Consents; Consultation
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SECTION 2.02.
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Spin-Split Decision
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SECTION 2.03.
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Beginning of Internal Restructuring; TWNY Exchange
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SECTION 2.04.
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End of Internal Restructuring; The Second Internal Split-Off
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SECTION 2.05.
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Special Dividend Distribution to TWCable Stockholders
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SECTION 2.06.
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Recapitalization
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ARTICLE III
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The Distribution
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SECTION 3.01.
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Form of Distribution
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SECTION 3.02.
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The Distribution
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SECTION 3.03.
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Distribution Agent
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SECTION 3.04.
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Delivery of Shares of TWCable Capital Stock
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ARTICLE IV
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Additional Covenants
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SECTION 4.01.
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Notice to TWCable Stockholders
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SECTION 4.02.
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Financing
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SECTION 4.03.
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Filings and Listing
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SECTION 4.04.
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Reasonable Best Efforts
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SECTION 4.05.
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Further Assurances
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SECTION 4.06.
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Corporate Names; Trademarks
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SECTION 4.07.
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Prohibition on Liens on TWNY Common Stock and
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TWCable Class B Common Stock
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SECTION 4.08.
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No Changes to Capital Structure
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SECTION 4.09.
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Notification Regarding Tax Representations
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SECTION 4.10.
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Third-Party Litigation
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SECTION 4.11.
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Public Announcements
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SECTION 4.12.
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Six Flags Guarantees
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SECTION 4.13.
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Shared Directors and Officers
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SECTION 4.14.
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Filing of the Amended Charter
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ARTICLE V
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Conditions Precedent
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SECTION 5.01.
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Conditions Precedent to Each Partys Obligation To
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Consummate the Transactions Contemplated in Section 2.03(b)
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SECTION 5.02.
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Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of TWX To Complete
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the Second Internal Split-Off
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SECTION 5.03.
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Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of TWCable To Declare
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and Pay the Special Dividend
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SECTION 5.04.
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Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of TWCable To
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Consummate the Recapitalization
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SECTION 5.05.
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Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of TWX
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To Consummate the Distribution
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SECTION 5.06.
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Satisfaction or Waiver of a Condition
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ARTICLE VI
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Representations and Warranties of the TWX Parties
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SECTION 6.01.
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Organization and Standing
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SECTION 6.02.
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Corporate Power and Authority
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SECTION 6.03.
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Approval of the Board of Directors
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SECTION 6.04.
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Spin-Off in Accordance with Law
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SECTION 6.05.
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No Vote Required
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SECTION 6.06.
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Conflicts; Consents and Approvals
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SECTION 6.07.
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Litigation
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SECTION 6.08.
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Brokers
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SECTION 6.09.
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WCI -- Title to TWCable Capital Stock
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SECTION 6.10.
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ATC -- Title to TWNY Common Stock
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ARTICLE VII
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Representations and Warranties of the TWCable Parties
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SECTION 7.01.
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Organization and Standing
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SECTION 7.02.
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Corporate Power and Authority
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SECTION 7.03.
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Approval of the Board of Directors
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SECTION 7.04.
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Special Dividend in Accordance with Law
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SECTION 7.05.
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No Vote Required
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SECTION 7.06.
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Conflicts; Consents and Approvals
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SECTION 7.07.
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Capitalization of TWCable.
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SECTION 7.08.
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Capitalization of TWNY
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SECTION 7.09.
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Validity of TWCable Capital Stock Issued or Converted
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Pursuant to the TWNY Exchange and the Recapitalization
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SECTION 7.10.
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SEC Filings
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SECTION 7.11.
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Litigation
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SECTION 7.12.
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Brokers
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ARTICLE VIII
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Access to Information; Confidentiality
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SECTION 8.01.
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Other Agreements Providing for Exchange of Information
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Agreement for Exchange of Information; Archives
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SECTION 8.03.
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Ownership of Information
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SECTION 8.04.
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Compensation for Providing Information
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SECTION 8.05.
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Record Retention
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SECTION 8.06.
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Accounting Information
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SECTION 8.07.
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Limitations of Liability
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SECTION 8.08.
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Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation
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SECTION 8.09.
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Confidential Information
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ARTICLE IX
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Matters Relating to Employees
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SECTION 9.01.
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General
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SECTION 9.02.
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Annual Bonuses for Year of Separation
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SECTION 9.03.
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Service Credit
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SECTION 9.04.
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Certain Welfare Benefit Plan Matters
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SECTION 9.05.
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Defined Benefit Pension Plans
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SECTION 9.06.
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U.S. Tax-Qualified Savings/401(k) Plan
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SECTION 9.07.
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Vesting in Pension Benefits
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Trust Separation
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Deferred Compensation
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SECTION 9.10.
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Flexible Spending Accounts
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SECTION 9.11.
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Transportation Reimbursement Accounts
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SECTION 9.12.
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Vacation
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SECTION 9.13.
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TWX Equity Awards
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SECTION 9.14.
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Employer Rights
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SECTION 9.15.
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No Rights Conferred on Employees
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SECTION 9.16.
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Miscellaneous
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ARTICLE X
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Other Matters
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SECTION 10.01.
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Tax Matters
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SECTION 10.02.
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Insurance
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SECTION 10.03.
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No Representations or Warranties
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ARTICLE XI
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Termination
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SECTION 11.01.
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Termination
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Effect of Termination
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ARTICLE XII
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Miscellaneous
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SECTION 12.01.
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Expenses
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Amendment; Extension; Waiver
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SECTION 12.03.
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Notices
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Interpretation
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Severability
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Counterparts
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Effect on Prior Agreements
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SECTION 12.08.
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No Third Party Beneficiaries
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SECTION 12.09.
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Relationship of Parties
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SECTION 12.10.
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Survival of Representations, Covenants and Agreements
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Governing Law
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SECTION 12.12.
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Assignment
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SECTION 12.13.
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Enforcement
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A
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Supplemental Term Sheet between TWX and TWCable
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Exhibit B
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Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
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of TWCable
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Exhibit C
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Incentive Plan Amendment
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SCHEDULES
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Schedule 4.08(c)
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TWCable Internal Restructuring
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Schedule 9.09(a)
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Employees granted Employee Deferred Compensation
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SEPARATION AGREEMENT (this
Agreement
), dated as of May 20,
2008, among TIME WARNER INC., a Delaware corporation (
TWX
), TIME
WARNER CABLE INC., a Delaware corporation (
TWCable
), TIME WARNER
ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(
TWE
), TW NY CABLE HOLDING INC., a Delaware corporation
(
TWNY
), WARNER COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation
(
WCI
), HISTORIC TW INC., a Delaware corporation (
Historic
TW
), and AMERICAN TELEVISION AND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation (
ATC
).
WHEREAS WCI, a wholly owned Subsidiary of TWX, owns more than 80% of the outstanding shares of
TWCable Class A Common Stock and owns all of the outstanding shares of TWCable Class B Common
Stock;
WHEREAS ATC, a wholly owned Subsidiary of TWX, owns a minority stake of non-voting common
stock of TWNY;
WHEREAS the Board of Directors of TWX has determined that it is in the best interests of TWX
and its stockholders to dispose of TWXs remaining beneficial interest in TWCable;
WHEREAS the Board of Directors of TWCable and a special committee thereof (the
Special
Committee
) have determined that it is in the best interests of TWCable and its stockholders
for TWCable to consummate the transactions contemplated herein (including the adoption of the
Amended Charter);
WHEREAS it is the intention of TWX and TWCable that the Transactions qualify for the Intended
Tax Treatment;
WHEREAS TWCable has executed commitment letters and related term sheets with the financial
institutions named therein pursuant to which such financial institutions have agreed to provide
debt financing to TWCable in the amount and on the terms and conditions set forth therein for the
purpose of financing the Special Dividend (the
Bridge Commitment Papers
);
WHEREAS TWX has agreed to provide to TWCable a senior unsecured bridge supplemental term loan
facility in the amount and on the terms and conditions set forth in a term sheet agreed to by TWX
and TWCable and attached as Exhibit A hereto (the
Supplemental Term Sheet
);
WHEREAS concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, TWX (or one of its Affiliates) and
TWCable (or one of its Affiliates) are entering into (i) the Second Amended and Restated Tax
Matters Agreement (the
Tax Matters Agreement
), (ii) a Letter Agreement providing for the
extension of certain affiliation agreements between Home Box Office Inc., a wholly owned Subsidiary
of TWX, and Time Warner
Cable LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (
TWCable LLC
) and a wholly owned
Subsidiary of TWCable, and a Letter Agreement with respect to the extension of certain affiliation
agreements between Turner Network Sales, Inc., a Georgia corporation and a wholly owned Subsidiary
of TWX, and TWCable LLC (collectively, the
Affiliation Agreements
), (iii) a Brand and
Trade License Agreement between TWX and TWCable and a Brand License Agreement between Warner Bros.
Consumer Products Inc., a wholly owned Subsidiary of TWX, and TWCable (collectively, the
IP
Agreements
), (iv) Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Rights Agreement between TWX and TWCable
dated March 31, 2003 (such amendment, the
Registration Rights Amendment
), (v) Amendment
No. 1 to the Shareholder Agreement between TWX and TWCable dated April 20, 2005 (such agreement,
the
Shareholder Agreement
, and such amendment, the
Shareholder Agreement
Amendment
), (vi) the Transition Services Agreement (the
Transition Services
Agreement
) and (vii) Amendment No. 1 to the Reimbursement Agreement among TWX, TWCable, WCI,
ATC and TWE dated March 31, 2003 (such agreement, the
Reimbursement Agreement
, and such
amendment, the
Reimbursement Agreement Amendment
);
WHEREAS, in connection with the Separation, each of the general partners of TWE and the Board
of Directors of TWCable have determined that it is reasonably necessary in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby for TWE to terminate, solely with respect to TWE, (i) that certain
General Continuing Guarantee and Non-Competition Agreement, dated as of February 15, 1997, by and
among TWE, Historic TW, Six Flags Fund, Ltd. (L.P.), SFG-I, LLC and Six Flags Over Georgia, LLC
(the
Georgia Guarantee
) and (ii) that certain General Continuing Guarantee and
Non-Competition Agreement, dated as of November 24, 1997, by and among TWE, Historic TW, Six Flags
Over Texas Fund, Ltd., Flags Directors, L.L.C. and Six Flags Fund II, Ltd. (the
Texas
Guarantee
); and
WHEREAS the Parties desire to reflect their agreement with respect to certain matters relating
to the Separation.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
acknowledged by this Agreement, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
As used in this Agreement, the following terms will have the following meanings, applicable
both to the singular and the plural forms of the terms described, as the context may require:
Action
shall mean any claim, demand, action, cause of action, suit, countersuit,
arbitration, litigation, inquiry, proceeding or investigation before any Governmental Authority or
any arbitration or mediation tribunal or authority.
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Affiliate
shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that
directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such first Person;
provided
,
however
, that, for purposes of
this Agreement, neither TWCable nor any Person that is a Subsidiary of TWCable shall be deemed to
be an Affiliate of TWX, and neither TWX nor any Person that is a Subsidiary of TWX shall be deemed
to be an Affiliate of TWCable.
Affiliation Agreements
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals to this
Agreement.
Agreement
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble to this Agreement.
Alternative Financing
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.02(a).
Amended Charter
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.01(a).
Ancillary Agreements
shall mean the Tax Matters Agreement, the Affiliation
Agreements, the IP Agreements, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Shareholder Agreement
Amendment, the Transition Services Agreement, the Distribution Agreement, the Reimbursement
Agreement Amendment, the Bridge Commitment Papers and the Supplemental Term Sheet, in each case,
including any amendments thereto.
ATC
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble to this Agreement.
Authorization
shall mean any waiver, amendment, consent, approval, petition,
statement, application, license, franchise, permit (including construction permits), certificate,
exemption, waiver, variance or authorization of, expiration or termination of any waiting period
requirement or other action by, or notice, filing, registration, qualification, declaration or
designation with, any Person (including any Governmental Authority);
provided
,
however
, that the term Authorization shall not include the IRS Ruling.
Benefit Agreement
shall mean any Benefit Plan that is an employment, consulting,
deferred compensation, executive compensation, change in control, split dollar life insurance,
special retiree medical, sale bonus, incentive bonus, severance or other compensatory agreement
between any employee or former employee of any member of the TWX Group or any member of the TWCable
Group, on the one hand, and any member of the TWX Group or any member of the TWCable Group, on the
other hand.
Benefit Plan
shall mean, with respect to an entity, each plan, program, agreement or
arrangement that is an employment, consulting, deferred compensation, executive compensation,
incentive bonus or other bonus, employee pension, profit sharing, savings, retirement, supplemental
retirement, stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation right, restricted stock, restricted
stock unit, deferred stock unit, other equity-
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based compensation, severance pay, salary continuation, life, death benefit, health,
hospitalization, sick leave, vacation pay, disability or accident insurance or other employee
benefit plan, program, agreement or arrangement, including any employee benefit plan (as defined
in Section 3(3) of ERISA) sponsored or maintained by such entity or to which such entity is a
party.
Bridge Commitment Papers
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals to this
Agreement.
Clean-Up Dividend
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.01(a).
Code
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Communications Act
shall mean the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules, regulations and published orders of the FCC thereunder.
DGCL
shall mean the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Deferred Compensation Accounts
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.09(a).
Defined Contribution Trust
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.08.
Distribution
shall mean the distribution by TWX to some (or all) of its stockholders
of all of the shares of TWCable Capital Stock held by TWX after the TWNY Exchange, the Internal
Restructuring and the Recapitalization, as a Spin-Off, Split-Off or combination thereof.
Distribution Agent
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.03.
Distribution Agreement
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.03.
Distribution Method Notification
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
2.02(a).
Distribution Record Date
shall mean the closing of business on a date to be
determined by the Board of Directors of TWX in accordance with Section 3.02(a) as the record date
for determining the stockholders of TWX entitled to receive shares of TWCable Capital Stock in the
Distribution if the Distribution is effected, in whole or in part, as a pro-rata dividend (whether
a Clean-Up Dividend or a Spin-Off).
Eligible Holders
shall mean (i) to the extent that the Distribution is effected as a
Spin-Off, the holders of Eligible Shares and (ii) to the extent that the Distribution is effected
as a Split-Off, the holders of Eligible Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to an
exchange offer as provided in Section 3.01(c).
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Eligible Shares
shall mean (i) to the extent that the Distribution is effected as a
Spin-Off or in connection with a Clean-Up Dividend, the shares of TWX Common Stock outstanding on
the Distribution Record Date and (ii) to the extent that the Distribution is effected as a
Split-Off, the shares of TWX Common Stock outstanding and eligible for acceptance in the exchange
offer.
Employee Deferred Compensation
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.09(a).
Erie
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.06.
ERISA
shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Exchange Act
shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Existing TWCable Employee
shall mean an employee of any member of the TWCable Group
immediately prior to the Transfer Time.
FCC
shall mean the United States Federal Communications Commission, including a
bureau or subdivision thereof acting on delegated authority.
FCC Consents
shall mean the grants by the FCC of its consents to, or approval of,
the transfer of control of the FCC Licenses of TWCable or any of its Subsidiaries, that are
required to be obtained to complete the Distribution in full, pursuant to appropriate applications
filed by the Parties with the FCC, as contemplated by this Agreement.
FCC Licenses
shall mean, with respect to any Person, Authorizations issued by the
FCC in connection with the business or operations of such Person or its Subsidiaries.
First Internal Split-Off
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Tax Matters
Agreement.
Franchise
shall mean each franchise (as such term is defined in the Communications
Act) and related agreements, ordinances, permits, certificates or other authorizations issued or
granted by a Governmental Authority authorizing the construction, upgrade, maintenance or operation
of any part of the Systems.
Georgia Guarantee
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals to this
Agreement.
Governmental Authority
shall mean any nation or government, any state, province,
city, municipal entity or other political subdivision thereof, and any governmental, executive,
legislative, judicial, administrative or regulatory agency,
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department, authority, instrumentality, commission, board, bureau or similar body, whether
Federal, state, provincial, territorial, local or foreign.
Government Order
shall mean any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree,
stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Authority.
Group
shall mean the TWCable Group and/or the TWX Group, as the context requires.
Historic TW
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble to this Agreement.
Incentive Plan Amendment
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.01(a).
Information
shall mean all information, in written, oral, electronic or other
tangible or intangible forms, stored in any medium, including non-public financial information,
studies, reports, records, books, work papers, contracts, instruments, surveys, discoveries, ideas,
concepts, know-how, blueprints, diagrams, models, samples, flow charts, data (including computer
data), disks, tapes, computer programs or software, marketing plans, communications by or to
attorneys (including attorney-client privileged communications), memoranda and other materials
prepared by attorneys or under their direction (including attorney work product) and other
technical, financial, legal, employee or business information or data.
Information Statement
means the information statement filed on Schedule 14C under
the Exchange Act and distributed to the stockholders of TWCable in connection with the WCI
Consents.
Intellectual Property
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.06.
Intended Tax Treatment
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Tax Matters
Agreement.
IP Agreements
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals to this Agreement.
IRS
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Tax Matters Agreement.
IRS Ruling
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Tax Matters Agreement.
Internal Restructuring
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Tax Matters
Agreement.
Internal Restructuring Completion Notification
has the meaning ascribed thereto in
Section 2.04(b).
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Law
shall mean any law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment,
injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority (including the Memorandum Opinion and Order
issued by the FCC in July 2006 in connection with the regulatory clearance of the acquisition of
assets comprising, in the aggregate, substantially all of the cable systems of Adelphia
Communications Corporation, by TWCable and Comcast Corporation) or principles of common law or
equity (including negligence and strict liability) enacted, entered, promulgated or applied by a
Governmental Authority.
LFA Approvals
shall mean all consents, approvals or waivers required to be obtained
from Governmental Authorities with respect to the Franchises in connection with the Separation.
Liabilities
shall mean any and all losses, claims, charges, debts, damages,
obligations, fines, penalties, payments, costs and expenses, reckonings, indemnities and similar
obligations, covenants, controversies, guarantees, make-whole agreements and similar obligations,
and other liabilities and requirements, including all contractual obligations, whether absolute or
contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, accrued or unaccrued, known or
unknown, on or off-balance sheet, whenever arising, and including those directly or indirectly
arising under any Law, Action, threatened or contemplated Action (including the costs and expenses
of demands, assessments, judgments, settlements and compromises relating thereto and attorneys
fees and any and all costs and expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing
or defending against any such Actions or threatened or contemplated Actions), Government Order or
any award of any arbitrator or mediator of any kind, and those arising under any contract,
guarantee, commitment or undertaking, whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty,
strict liability, criminal or civil statute, or otherwise, including those arising under this
Agreement, whether or not recorded or reflected or required to be recorded or reflected on the
books and records or financial statements of any Person.
Lien
shall mean, with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge,
charge, security interest, encumbrance or other adverse claim of any kind, other than pursuant to
this Agreement, in respect of such property or asset.
Material Adverse Effect
shall mean either (i) a material adverse effect on the
business, financial condition, assets or results of operations of TWX or TWCable (in each case
including their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, after giving effect to the Separation),
as applicable, or (ii) any change or effect that prohibits or materially impairs the ability of any
Party or its respective Affiliates to consummate the Separation.
MYSTRO IP Agreement
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.06.
NYSE
shall mean the New York Stock Exchange or such other exchange or national
market on which the TWCable Class A Common Stock or TWCable Common Stock shall then be listed.
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Parties
shall mean all of TWX, TWCable, TWE, TWNY, WCI, Historic TW and ATC, and, in
the singular, shall mean one of them as the context requires.
Person
shall mean an individual or a partnership, corporation, limited liability
company, association, joint stock company, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization or
other entity, without regard to whether such entity is treated as disregarded for U.S. Federal
income tax purposes.
Pension Trust
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.08.
Post-Separation TWCable Employee
shall mean an Existing TWCable Employee or a
Transferred Employee.
Pre-Separation Claims Based Insurance Claim
shall mean any claim made on or prior to
the Separation Date in respect of a Liability occurring on or prior to the Separation Date under a
claims-made based insurance policy of any member of the TWX Group in effect on or prior to the
Separation Date.
Pre-Separation Insurance Claim
shall mean a Pre-Separation Claims Based Insurance
Claim or Pre-Separation Occurrence Based Insurance Claim.
Pre-Separation Occurrence Based Insurance Claim
shall mean any Action (whether made
prior to, on or following the Separation Date) in respect of a Liability occurring on or prior to
the Separation Date under an occurrence based insurance policy of any member of the TWX Group in
effect on or prior to the Separation Date.
Pre-Separation Occurrence Based Insurance Claims
has the meaning ascribed thereto in
Section 10.02(b).
Recapitalization
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.06.
Registration Rights Agreement
shall mean the Registration Rights Agreement between
TWX and TWCable, dated March 31, 2003, as amended by the Registration Rights Amendment.
Registration Rights Amendment
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals to
this Agreement.
Registration Statement
shall mean any registration statement filed by TWCable
pursuant to the Securities Act in connection with the Separation, as amended.
Reimbursement Agreement
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals to this
Agreement.
Reimbursement Agreement Amendment
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals
to this Agreement.
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SEC
shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Second Internal Split-Off
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Tax Matters
Agreement.
Section 5.03 Termination Event
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
3.01(c)(iv).
Securities Act
shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Separation
shall mean the Transactions, taken together.
Separation Date
shall mean (i) if the Distribution is effected in whole as a
Spin-Off, the Distribution Record Date and (ii) if the Distribution is effected in whole or in part
as a Split-Off, the date on which validly tendered Eligible Shares are accepted for payment
(regardless of whether a Clean-Up Dividend is necessary).
Shareholder Agreement
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals to this
Agreement.
Shareholder Agreement Amendment
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals to
this Agreement.
Shares Release Notification
shall mean irrevocable instructions from TWX to deliver
the appropriate number of shares of TWCable Capital Stock to Eligible Holders, as determined in
accordance with Section 3.02(a), 3.02(b) or 3.02(c), as applicable.
Special Committee
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals to this
Agreement.
Special Dividend
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.05(a).
Special Dividend Availability
shall mean the sum of (i) the outstanding unused
commitments under the Bridge Commitment Papers or the Special Dividend Financing Facility, plus
(ii) the outstanding unused commitments available for borrowing under (after giving effect to the
aggregate outstanding amount of undrawn letters of credit issued under) TWCables existing
$6,000,000,000 Five-Year Revolving Credit Facility, dated as of February 15, 2006, as such credit
facility and/or related documents may be amended, restated, supplemented, renewed, extended,
refunded, replaced, restructured, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time whether or not
with the same agent, trustee, representative lenders or holders and irrespective of changes in the
number of facilities, amounts, terms and conditions thereof (the
Revolving Credit
Agreement
), to the extent available to fund a portion of the Special Dividend, plus (iii) the
outstanding unused commitments under any Alternative Financing, plus (iv) such of the TWCable
Groups cash and Cash Equivalents (as such term is defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) on
hand that TWCable will use solely for the purpose of funding a portion of the Special Dividend.
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Special Dividend Declaration Date
shall mean the date on which the Special Dividend
is declared by the TWCable Board of Directors.
Special Dividend Financing Facility
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
4.02(a).
Special Dividend Payment Date
shall mean the date on which the Special Dividend is
distributed to stockholders of TWCable entitled to receive the Special Dividend as set forth in
Section 2.05(e).
Special Dividend Record Date
shall mean the close of business on a date to be
determined by the Board of Directors of TWCable pursuant to Section 2.05(b) or 2.05(c), as
applicable, as the record date for determining the stockholders of TWCable entitled to receive the
Special Dividend.
Spin-Off
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.02.
Split-Off
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.02.
Subsidiary
shall mean, with respect to a specified Person, a partnership,
corporation, limited liability company, association, joint stock company, trust, joint venture,
unincorporated organization, or other entity at least 50% of the outstanding voting or equity
interests of which are owned by such specified Person or by one or more other Subsidiaries of such
specified Person;
provided
,
however
, that for the purposes of this Agreement,
neither TWCable nor any member of the TWCable Group shall be considered a Subsidiary of TWX.
Supplemental Credit Agreement
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.02(b).
Supplemental Credit Facility
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.02(b).
Supplemental Term Sheet
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals to this
Agreement.
Systems
shall mean all Cable Systems (as defined in the Communications Act) that are
owned or operated by TWCable.
Taxes
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Tax Matters Agreement.
Tax Documents
shall mean the IRS Ruling and the TWX Tax Opinion.
Tax Matters Agreement
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals to this
Agreement.
Texas Guarantee
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals to this Agreement.
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TRA
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.11.
Transactions
shall mean the TWNY Exchange, the Internal Restructuring, the
Recapitalization, the Special Dividend and the Distribution.
Transfer Time
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.01(a).
Transferred Employee
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.01(a).
Transition Services Agreement
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals to
this Agreement.
Trust Stock
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.01(e).
TWCable
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble to this Agreement and its
successors and assigns.
TWCable Benefit Agreement
shall mean any Benefit Agreement to which any member of
the TWCable Group is a party and to which any member of the TWX Group is not a party.
TWCable Benefit Plan
shall mean any Benefit Plan sponsored or maintained by any
member of the TWCable Group. For the avoidance of doubt, no member of the TWCable Group shall be
deemed to sponsor or maintain any Benefit Plan if its relationship to such Benefit Plan is solely
to administer or provide to TWX any reimbursement in respect of such Benefit Plan.
TWCable Business
shall mean the business of the TWCable Group as currently conducted
and as expected to be conducted after giving effect to the Separation.
TWCable Cafeteria Plan
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.10.
TWCable Capital Stock
shall mean, (i) prior to the Recapitalization, collectively,
the TWCable Class A Common Stock and the TWCable Class B Common Stock and (ii) from and after the
Recapitalization, the TWCable Common Stock.
TWCable Class A Common Stock
shall mean the class A common stock of TWCable, par
value $0.01 per share.
TWCable Class B Common Stock
shall mean the class B common stock of TWCable, par
value $0.01 per share.
TWCable Common Stock
shall mean the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of
TWCable into which the issued and outstanding shares of TWCable Class A Common Stock and TWCable
Class B Common Stock are reclassified in connection with the Recapitalization.
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TWCable Excess Benefit Pension Plan
shall mean the Time Warner Cable Excess Benefit
Pension Plan, effective June 18, 2004.
TWCable 401(k) Plan
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.06.
TWCable Group
shall mean, at any time, TWCable and each of its Subsidiaries.
TWCable LLC
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the recitals to this Agreement.
TWCable Parties
shall mean TWCable, TWE and TWNY.
TWCable Preferred Stock
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.07(a).
TWCable SEC Documents
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.10.
TWCable Tax Opinion
shall mean the written opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton
& Garrison LLP issued to TWCable and to the effect that each of the Transactions should qualify for
the Intended Tax Treatment, such written opinion in form and substance satisfactory to TWCable in
its sole discretion;
provided
,
however
, that such opinion may rely on the IRS
Ruling with respect to the legal issues addressed therein.
TWCable Tax Representations
has the meaning ascribed to the term Cable Tax
Representations in the Tax Matters Agreement.
TWCable Welfare Plans
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.04(a).
TWE
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble to this Agreement.
TWE-A/N
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.06.
TWE Deferred Compensation Plan
shall mean the Time Warner Entertainment Deferred
Compensation Plan, as amended and restated as of August 1, 2001.
TWNY
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble to this Agreement.
TWNY Class A Common Stock
shall mean the class A common stock of TWNY, par value
$0.01 per share.
TWNY Class B Common Stock
shall mean the class B common stock of TWNY, par value
$0.01 per share.
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TWNY Common Stock
shall mean, collectively, the TWNY Class A Common Stock and the
TWNY Class B Common Stock.
TWNY Exchange
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.03(b)(ii)(B).
TWNY Exchange Date
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.03(a).
TWNY Exchange Date Notification
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.03(a).
TWNY LLC
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.08(a)
TWX
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble to this Agreement.
TWX Benefit Agreement
shall mean any Benefit Agreement to which any member of the
TWX Group is a party and to which any member of the TWCable Group is not a party.
TWX Benefit Plan
shall mean any Benefit Plan sponsored or maintained by any member
of the TWX Group. For the avoidance of doubt, no member of the TWX Group shall be deemed to
sponsor or maintain any Benefit Plan if its relationship to such Benefit Plan is solely to
administer or provide to TWCable any reimbursement in respect of such Benefit Plan.
TWX Cafeteria Plan
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.10.
TWX Common Stock
shall mean the common stock of TWX, $0.01 par value per share.
TWX Equity Compensation Award
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.13.
TWX Excess Benefit Pension Plan
shall mean the Time Warner Excess Benefit Pension
Plan, as amended and restated as of May 1, 2008.
TWX Excess Profit Sharing Plan
shall mean the Time Warner Excess Profit Sharing
Plan, effective as of January 1, 1997.
TWX Group
shall mean, at any time, TWX and each of its Subsidiaries.
TWX Nonqualified Plan
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.09(c).
TWX Parties
shall mean all of TWX, ATC, Historic TW and WCI, and, in the singular,
shall mean one of them as the context requires.
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TWX Pension Plan
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.05.
TWX Tax Opinion
shall mean the written opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP issued
to TWX and to the effect that each of the Transactions should qualify for the Intended Tax
Treatment, such written opinion in form and substance satisfactory to TWX in its sole discretion;
provided
,
however
, that such opinion may rely on the IRS Ruling with respect to the
legal issues addressed therein.
TWX Tax Representations
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Tax Matters
Agreement.
TWX 1993 Deferred Compensation Plan
shall mean the Time Warner Deferred Compensation
Plan, established September 15, 1993 and renamed in November 1998 as the Time Warner Deferred
Compensation (pre-1999) Plan.
TWX 2004 Deferred Compensation Plan
shall mean the Time Warner Inc. Deferred
Compensation Plan, as amended January 1, 2004.
TWX 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan
shall mean the Time Warner Inc. Deferred
Compensation Plan, as amended and restated as of January 1, 2005.
TWX Welfare Plans
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.04(a).
TWX 401(k) Plan
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.06.
Vendor Contract
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.16(a).
WCI
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble to this Agreement.
WCI Consents
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.01(a).
ARTICLE II
The Transactions
SECTION 2.01.
TWX and WCI Consents; Consultation.
(a) WCI, as majority stockholder
of TWCable, hereby consents: (i) pursuant to Section 312.03 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual, to
the issuance of TWCable Class A Common Stock in connection with the TWNY Exchange, (ii) to the
adoption of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of TWCable, in the form of
Exhibit B hereto (the
Amended Charter
) and (iii) to the Amendment, dated May 20, 2008, to
the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan of TWCable, attached as Exhibit C hereto (the
Incentive Plan
Amendment
), each in accordance with Section 228 of the DGCL (together, the
WCI
Consents
).
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(b) TWX hereby consents and agrees that the calculation of Indebtedness (as defined in the
Shareholder Agreement) for the purpose of Section 2(a) of the Shareholder Agreement shall exclude
any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the Bridge Commitment Papers (or any Alternative Financing)
and any Indebtedness which reduces, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, the commitments of the lenders
under the Bridge Commitment Papers and/or any Alternative Financing.
(c) The Parties shall consult with each other and use reasonable best efforts to compress the
time period between the TWNY Exchange and the Distribution, subject to full compliance with
applicable Law and the rules and regulations of the NYSE. In furtherance of the foregoing, the
Parties shall consult with each other prior to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Sections 5.01(a)(i), 5.01(a)(ii), 5.01(a)(iv), 5.01(b)(i) and 5.01(c)(i) with respect to the
anticipated form of Distribution in order to determine the appropriate time for TWCable to file any
Registration Statement and/or Information Statement required in connection with the Distribution;
provided
,
however
, that any decision with respect to the form of Distribution shall
in all events remain within TWXs sole discretion after consultation with TWCable. To the extent
that any action contemplated by this Article II or Article III is not taken on the day such action
is contemplated to be taken, then the Parties shall take such action as promptly as reasonably
practicable thereafter and, if necessary, make appropriate reasonable adjustments to the timing of
any subsequent action affected thereby.
SECTION 2.02.
Spin-Split Decision.
(a) TWX may elect to effect the Distribution in
the form of either a dividend of shares of TWCable Capital Stock distributed to Eligible Holders on
a pro rata basis (a
Spin-Off
), an exchange of TWCable Capital Stock for Eligible Shares
(a
Split-Off
) or a combination thereof. TWX may make such election by written notice to
TWCable (the
Distribution Method Notification
), at any time, in its sole discretion after
consultation with TWCable, but in any event not later than five days after the conditions set forth
in Sections 5.01(a)(i), 5.01(a)(ii), 5.01(a)(iv), 5.01(b)(i) and 5.01(c)(i) have been satisfied or
waived by the Parties entitled to the benefits thereof.
(b) If TWX does not deliver the Distribution Method Notification by the later of (i) five
days following receipt by TWX of a written notice from TWCable as to the satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in Sections 5.01(a)(i), 5.01(a)(ii), 5.01(a)(iv) and 5.01(c)(i) and (ii) the
expiration of the five-day period contemplated in Section 2.02(a), TWX shall be deemed to have
elected to effect the Distribution in the form of a Spin-Off and the applicable later fifth day
shall be deemed to be the date of delivery of the Distribution Method Notification;
provided
,
however
, that if TWX initially elects to effect the Distribution in the
form of a Split-Off, subsequent to such election, TWX may, in its sole discretion after
consultation with TWCable, at any time prior to the delivery of the TWNY Exchange Date
Notification, by written notice to TWCable, change the form in which the Distribution is effected
to a Spin-Off.
SECTION 2.03.
Beginning of Internal Restructuring; TWNY Exchange.
(a) Within three
business days following the later of the delivery by TWX of the Distribution Method Notification
and satisfaction of the condition set forth in
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Section 5.01(a)(iii), TWX shall deliver a written notice (the
TWNY Exchange Date
Notification
) specifying (i) the date on which the TWNY Exchange shall occur (the
TWNY
Exchange Date
) and (ii) the date of (A) the scheduled expiration of the exchange offer, if TWX
elects to effect all or a portion of the Distribution as a Split-Off, or (B) the Distribution
Record Date, if TWX elects to effect the Distribution in whole as a Spin-Off;
provided
,
however
, that the TWNY Exchange Date shall not be later than the 11th business day
preceding (1) the then-scheduled expiration of the exchange offer, if TWX elects to effect all or a
portion of the Distribution as a Split-Off, or (2) the Distribution Record Date, if TWX elects to
effect the Distribution in whole as a Spin-Off.
(b) After delivery of the TWNY Exchange Date Notification, and, in any event no later than
two business days following the TWNY Exchange Date Notification, subject to the satisfaction or the
waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 5.01:
(i) TWX shall complete the steps of the Internal Restructuring up to and including the
First Internal Split-Off; and
(ii) immediately following the First Internal Split-Off:
(A) Historic TW shall transfer to TWCable good and marketable title to all
shares of TWNY Common Stock then held by Historic TW, free and clear of all Liens,
by delivering to TWCable certificates representing all such shares, accompanied by
duly executed instruments of transfer; and
(B) in consideration therefor, TWCable shall issue to Historic TW 80,000,000
fully paid and nonassessable shares of TWCable Class A Common Stock and deliver to
Historic TW, or its designee, certificates representing all such shares (or
authorize the related book-entry transfer thereof) (the transactions contemplated
by this Section 2.03(b)(ii) being the
TWNY Exchange
).
SECTION 2.04.
End of Internal Restructuring; The Second Internal Split-Off.
(a) Subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by TWX, of the conditions set forth in Section 5.02, on
the TWNY Exchange Date, immediately upon completion of the TWNY Exchange, Historic TW shall
complete the Second Internal Split-Off.
(b) Immediately upon completion of the Second Internal Split-Off, TWX shall notify TWCable
that the Internal Restructuring has been completed (the
Internal Restructuring Completion
Notification
).
SECTION 2.05.
Special Dividend Distribution to TWCable Stockholders.
(a) Subject to
the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 5.03(a), as promptly as
practicable, and in no event later than one business day, following the receipt of the Internal
Restructuring Completion Notification, the Board of Directors of TWCable or any duly constituted
committee thereof, in accordance with applicable Law and the rules and regulations of the NYSE,
shall declare a special cash dividend to be distributed on a pro rata basis to the holders of the
TWCable Capital Stock in an amount equal to $10.27 per share of the TWCable Capital Stock (the
Special
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Dividend
)
and shall establish a date and time as the record date for the determination of stockholders of
TWCable who are entitled to receive the Special Dividend (the
Special Dividend Record
Date
), which date and time shall be (i) determined in accordance with Section 2.05(b) or
2.05(c), as applicable, and (ii) in any event, at least 10 days after the Special Dividend
Declaration Date. The Parties agree that the payment of the Special Dividend shall be subject to
the conditions set forth in Section 5.03(b).
(b) If TWX elects to effect the Distribution in whole as a Spin-Off, the Board of Directors
of TWCable or any duly constituted committee thereof shall establish the Special Dividend Record
Date to be not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the business day immediately preceding
the Distribution Record Date.
(c) If TWX elects to effect all or a portion of the Distribution as a Split-Off, the Board of
Directors of TWCable or any duly constituted committee thereof shall establish the Special Dividend
Record Date to be not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the business day on which the
exchange offer (at the time of declaration of the Special Dividend) is scheduled to expire.
(d) Immediately following the establishment of the Special Dividend Record Date, and in any
event at least 10 days prior to the Special Dividend Record Date, TWCable shall deliver to the NYSE
notice regarding the Special Dividend.
(e) The Special Dividend Payment Date shall be on, or the business day immediately following,
the Special Dividend Record Date.
(f) TWCable shall not take or cause to be taken or omit to take any action that would be
reasonably expected to result in a determination pursuant to applicable Law that, immediately after
and as a result of the payment of the Special Dividend, TWCable (i) became insolvent at the Special
Dividend Payment Date, (ii) was left with unreasonably small capital with which to engage in its
business or (iii) incurred debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature, such that the
payment of the Special Dividend may be deemed a fraudulent conveyance or impermissible dividend or
distribution under applicable Law.
(g) TWCable shall be entitled to withhold from the Special Dividend payable to the holder of
any shares of TWCable Capital Stock outstanding as of the Special Dividend Record Date such amounts
as are required to be withheld with respect to the making of such payments under applicable Law
with respect to Taxes. Any amounts withheld in accordance with this Section 2.05(g) shall be
treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Persons otherwise entitled
thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.05(g), TWCable shall not
withhold any amounts with respect to the portion of the Special Dividend payable to TWX.
SECTION 2.06.
Recapitalization.
Subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by the
Parties entitled to the benefits thereof, of the conditions set forth in Section 5.04(a), on the
day of, or the business day immediately following, the Special
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Dividend Payment Date, TWCable shall cause to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware the Amended Charter, which filing shall provide that the Amended Charter shall become
immediately effective upon filing. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended Charter, each of the
outstanding shares of the TWCable Class A Common Stock and TWCable Class B Common Stock shall be
automatically converted to one fully paid and nonassessable share of TWCable Common Stock (the
transactions contemplated by this Section 2.06 being the
Recapitalization
).
ARTICLE III
The Distribution
SECTION 3.01.
Form of Distribution.
(a) If, in its sole discretion after
consultation with TWCable, TWX elects to effect all or a portion of the Distribution as a Spin-Off,
the Board of Directors of TWX, in accordance with applicable Law and the rules and regulations of
the NYSE and after consultation with TWCable, shall establish the Distribution Record Date and the
appropriate procedures and conditions in connection with the Distribution;
provided
,
however
, that (i) if the Distribution is to be effected in whole as a Spin-Off, the only
conditions to the making of the Distribution once declared by the Board of Directors of TWX shall
be as set forth in Section 5.05, (ii) if the Distribution is to be effected as a Split-Off followed
by a pro rata dividend (a
Clean-Up Dividend
) of the shares of TWCable Capital Stock held
by TWX following consummation or termination of the exchange offer, the only conditions to the
making of the Clean-Up Dividend once declared by the Board of Directors of TWX shall be as set
forth in Section 5.05 and (iii) if the Distribution is being effected in whole as a Spin-Off, the
Distribution Record Date shall not be later than 13 business days following the date of the
delivery of the TWNY Exchange Date Notification.
(b) If, in its sole discretion after consultation with TWCable, TWX elects to effect all or a
part of the Distribution as a Split-Off, at the time of commencement of the exchange offer, TWX
shall set the Distribution Record Date for the Clean-Up Dividend, if any, no later than the 21st
day following the date on which validly tendered Eligible Shares are accepted for payment (or such
earlier date as permitted by the NYSE or under its rules) or, if the exchange offer is terminated
without any Eligible Shares having been accepted for payment, following the date of termination of
the exchange offer.
(c) If TWX elects to effect all or a portion of the Distribution as a Split-Off, TWX shall,
in its sole discretion after consultation with TWCable, determine the timing, terms and conditions
of such exchange offer, the period during which such exchange offer shall remain open, including
the number of shares of TWCable Capital Stock that shall be offered for each validly tendered
Eligible Share, the procedures for the tender and exchange of shares and all other provisions of
such exchange offer, which shall comply with securities law requirements and NYSE requirements
applicable to such exchange offer in all material respects;
provided
,
however
,
that:
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(i) such exchange offer shall commence no later than five business days after the
later of (A) the delivery of the Distribution Method Notification and (B) the satisfaction
of the condition set forth in Section 5.01(a)(iii);
(ii) such exchange offer shall expire no later than 20 business days following the
later of (A) the satisfaction of the condition set forth in Section 5.01(a)(iii) and (B)
the commencement of the exchange offer, unless, in either case, a longer period is
otherwise required by Law;
(iii) TWX shall not amend any term of such exchange offer if such amendment would,
under applicable Law, require an extension beyond the expiration of the 20 business day
period contemplated by clause (ii) above;
(iv) TWX shall have the right, prior to the receipt by TWX of its share of the Special
Dividend, to terminate the exchange offer if at any time following the commencement thereof
and prior to the Special Dividend Payment Date any of the conditions set forth in Section
5.03(a)(ii), 5.03(a)(iii), 5.03(a)(iv) or 5.03(a)(v) shall no longer be satisfied as of
such time (any such event, a
Section 5.03 Termination Event
);
(v) TWX shall extend the exchange offer if, following receipt by TWX of its share of
the Special Dividend, the Recapitalization has not occurred or any Government Order or
other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the Distribution shall be in effect;
provided
,
however,
that TWX may terminate the exchange offer in such
circumstances if (x) TWCable shall have failed to use reasonable best efforts to (i) effect
the Recapitalization and (ii) take all actions reasonably necessary to remove such
Government Order or other legal restraint or prohibition and (y) TWX shall have used
reasonable best efforts to take all actions reasonably necessary to remove such Government
Order or other legal restraint or prohibition, in each case, in accordance with Section
4.04(b) as of such time;
provided further
,
however
, that for as long as
TWCable Capital Stock owned by TWX is deposited with the Distribution Agent, TWCable shall
not, and shall cause its directors, officers and representatives not to, take any action
that requires, or could result in requiring, a TWCable stockholder vote except as otherwise
required by Law; and
(vi) the conditions to the exchange offer shall be limited to those in Sections 5.04
and 5.05 and other customary conditions.
(d) If TWX elects to effect all or a portion of the Distribution as a Split-Off, no earlier
than the date of delivery of the Internal Restructuring Completion Notification and no later than
five trading days prior to the expiration of the exchange offer, TWCable shall use reasonable best
efforts to borrow the necessary funds under the Special Dividend Financing Facility and deposit
such funds in an escrow account or other similar arrangement as contemplated under the Bridge
Commitment Papers and on terms reasonably satisfactory to TWX. Such funds shall be (i) distributed
to the Special Dividend paying agent for distribution to TWCable stockholders as contemplated by
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Section 2.05, or (ii) if this Agreement is terminated prior to the Special Dividend Payment
Date or, upon a Section 5.03 Termination Event, paid to TWCable.
(e) TWX shall, or shall cause the members of the TWX Group to, deposit (subject to Section
3.01(f)(iv)) all the TWCable Capital Stock held by any member of the TWX Group as of such time (the
Trust Stock
) with the Distribution Agent pursuant to the Distribution Agreement (i) if
TWX elects to effect all or a portion of the Distribution as a Split-Off, at the time TWCable
borrows under the Special Dividend Financing Facility, or (ii) if TWX elects to effect the
Distribution in whole as a Spin-Off, simultaneously with the receipt by TWX of the Special Dividend
with respect to TWCable Capital Stock owned by TWX.
(f) The Distribution Agreement (the terms of which shall be reasonably satisfactory to TWX
and TWCable) shall provide that:
(i) if TWX elects to effect all or a portion of the Distribution as a Split-Off,
subject to Sections 3.01(f)(iii) and 3.01(f)(iv), the Distribution Agent shall hold the
Trust Stock (A) for the benefit of TWX, from the time of the deposit until the Eligible
Shares are accepted for payment, and (B) for the benefit of the Eligible Holders after the
Eligible Shares are accepted for payment until completion of the Distribution;
(ii) if TWX elects to effect all of the Distribution as a Spin-Off, subject to
Sections 3.01(f)(iii) and 3.01(f)(iv), the Distribution Agent shall hold the Trust Stock
(A) for the benefit of TWX, from the time of the deposit until the Distribution Record
Date, and (B) for the benefit of the Eligible Holders after the Distribution Record Date
until completion of the Distribution;
(iii) during the time that the Trust Stock shall be in its possession, the
Distribution Agent shall vote all shares of Trust Stock with respect to all matters voted
on by the stockholders of TWCable (whether at a regular or special meeting or pursuant to a
written consent) in the same proportion as all other shares of TWCable Capital Stock are
voted with respect to such matters; and
(iv) if (A) TWX elects to effect all or a portion of the Distribution as a Split-Off,
(B) TWX has not received its share of the Special Dividend and (C) this Agreement or the
exchange offer is terminated because of the occurrence of a Section 5.03 Termination Event
or the exchange offer expires without shares of TWX Common Stock being accepted for payment
by reason of the occurrence of a Section 5.03 Termination Event or the failure of the
conditions set forth in Sections 5.04(a)(ii) or 5.05(b) as of such time, then the
Distribution Agent shall immediately return the Trust Stock then held by the Distribution
Agent to TWX or its designees.
(g) For the purposes of this Agreement, without affecting the rights and obligations of the
Parties hereunder, the Distribution shall be deemed to have occurred on the Separation Date.
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SECTION 3.02.
The Distribution.
(a) Subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by TWX,
of the conditions set forth in Section 5.05, if the Distribution is effected in whole or in part as
a Spin-Off, each Eligible Holder shall be entitled to receive for each Eligible Share held by such
Eligible Holder a number of shares of TWCable Capital Stock equal to the total number of shares of
TWCable Capital Stock held by TWX on the Distribution Record Date, in each case after giving effect
to any prior Distribution effected as a Split-Off, divided by the total number of shares of TWX
Common Stock outstanding on the Distribution Record Date (rounded down to the nearest 1/10,000 of a
share).
(b) Subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by TWX, of the conditions set forth in Section
5.05, if the Distribution is effected in whole or in part as a Split-Off, each Eligible Holder
shall be entitled to receive for each Eligible Share validly tendered and not withdrawn by such
Eligible Holder a number of shares of TWCable Capital Stock, which shall be determined by TWX in
its sole discretion after consultation with TWCable as provided in Section 3.01(c).
(c) Fractional shares of TWCable Capital Stock that would otherwise be received by any
Eligible Holder shall be aggregated, and TWX shall cause the shares obtained thereby to be sold by
the Distribution Agent on behalf of Eligible Holders, in the open market or otherwise, and the net
proceeds thereof, after deducting any applicable Taxes, brokerage charges and commissions, to be
distributed to such Eligible Holders.
(d) None of the Parties hereto or the Distribution Agent shall be liable to any Person in
respect of any shares of TWCable Capital Stock (or dividends or distributions with respect thereto)
or proceeds from a sale pursuant to Section 3.02(c) that are delivered to a public official
pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.
(e) TWX shall be entitled, and may instruct the Distribution Agent, to withhold from the
consideration otherwise payable to Eligible Holders pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as are
required to be withheld with respect to the making of such payments under applicable Tax Law. Any
amounts withheld in accordance with this Section 3.02(e) shall be treated for all purposes of this
Agreement as having been paid to the Persons otherwise entitled thereto.
(f) If all or a portion of the Distribution is effected as a Spin-Off, TWX shall not take or
cause to be taken or omit to take any action that would be reasonably expected to result in a
determination, pursuant to applicable Law, that, after and as a result of the Distribution, TWX (i)
became insolvent at the Separation Date, (ii) was left with unreasonably small capital with which
to engage in its business or (iii) incurred debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they
mature, such that the Distribution may be deemed a fraudulent conveyance or impermissible dividend
or distribution under applicable Law.
SECTION 3.03.
Distribution Agent.
TWX shall appoint a nationally recognized bank or
trust company (or similar institution) that is reasonably acceptable to
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TWCable to act as distribution agent (the
Distribution Agent
). TWX shall enter into
an agreement with the Distribution Agent (the
Distribution Agreement
) that is reasonably
satisfactory to TWCable, providing for, among other things, the actions to be taken by the
Distribution Agent to effect the Distribution, including the matters referred to in Sections
3.01(e), 3.01(f), 3.02(c), 3.02(d), 3.02(e) and 3.04. The Parties shall use their commercially
reasonable efforts to ensure that the terms of the Distribution Agreement are reasonably
satisfactory to the administrative agent under the Special Dividend Financing Facility.
SECTION
3.04.
Delivery of Shares of TWCable Capital Stock.
(a) On the
Separation Date, or prior thereto as contemplated by Section 3.01(e), TWX shall deliver to the
Distribution Agent, for the benefit of Eligible Holders, certificates representing (or authorize
the related book-entry transfer of) all shares of TWCable Capital Stock held by TWX as of the
Separation Date (including shares received pursuant to the TWNY Exchange and the Recapitalization).
Concurrently therewith, TWX shall deliver to the Distribution Agent irrevocable instructions to
hold such shares of TWCable Capital Stock in accordance with Section 3.01(f) and this Section 3.04.
(b) If the Distribution is effected in whole as either a Spin-Off or a Split-Off, as soon as
practicable and in any event no later than one business day following the Separation Date, TWX
shall deliver a Shares Release Notification to the Distribution Agent, who, upon receipt of the
Shares Release Notification, shall release such shares to Eligible Holders.
(c) If the Distribution is effected as a Split-Off followed by a Clean-Up Dividend, (i) as
soon as practicable and in any event no later than three business days following the Separation
Date, TWX shall deliver a Shares Release Notification to the Distribution Agent for the shares of
TWCable Capital Stock to be distributed in respect of Eligible Shares accepted for payment
following the expiration of the exchange offer, who, upon receipt of the Shares Release
Notification, shall release such shares to Eligible Holders and (ii) as soon as practicable and in
any event no later than one business day following the Distribution Record Date for the Clean-Up
Dividend, TWX shall deliver a Shares Release Notification to the Distribution Agent for the shares
of TWCable Capital Stock to be distributed in respect of any Eligible Shares remaining after giving
effect to the immediately preceding clause (i), who, upon receipt of the Shares Release
Notification, shall release such shares to Eligible Holders.
(d) The Distribution Agent shall not transfer any shares of TWCable Capital Stock to Eligible
Holders unless irrevocably instructed to in a Shares Release Notification.
ARTICLE IV
Additional Covenants
SECTION 4.01.
Notice to TWCable Stockholders.
TWCable shall give prompt notice to
those of its stockholders who have not consented in writing to the
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issuance of shares in connection with the TWNY Exchange, the adoption of the Amended Charter
and the Incentive Plan Amendment in accordance with Section 228 of the DGCL and Regulation 14C
under the Exchange Act. Promptly following the date of this Agreement, TWCable shall file the
Information Statement with the SEC and, as soon as reasonably practicable after the SEC has cleared
the Information Statement, TWCable shall mail the Information Statement to the holders of the
TWCable Capital Stock.
SECTION 4.02.
Financing.
(a) The TWCable Parties shall use, and shall cause the
members of the TWCable Group to use, best efforts (i) to take, or cause to be taken, all actions
and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to enter into definitive
documentation for one or more credit facilities on the terms and conditions set forth in the Bridge
Commitment Papers, or on other terms reasonably satisfactory to the Board of Directors of TWCable
and reasonably satisfactory to TWX, in an aggregate amount of at least $9.0 billion (as such amount
may be reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Bridge
Commitment Papers) (the
Special Dividend Financing Facility
), as soon as practicable
following the execution of this Agreement and in any event prior to the payment of the Special
Dividend and (ii) to deliver all necessary notices and to take, or cause to be taken, all actions
necessary to give effect to the borrowing under the Special Dividend Financing Facility. In the
event that all or any portion of the Special Dividend Financing Facility becomes unavailable on the
terms and conditions set forth in the Bridge Commitment Papers, TWCable shall promptly notify TWX
and the TWCable Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain any such unavailable portion
from alternative sources (any such portion, the
Alternative Financing
), on terms and
conditions no less favorable to the TWCable Parties than those set forth in the Bridge Commitment
Papers that will still enable the TWCable Parties to consummate the Special Dividend Financing
Facility contemplated by this Agreement, as soon as practicable following the occurrence of such
event;
provided
,
however
, that, to the extent the terms and conditions of any such
Alternative Financing differ from the terms and conditions in the Bridge Commitment Papers in any
material respect (it being agreed that material shall be deemed to include mandatory prepayment
terms), such terms and conditions shall be reasonably satisfactory to TWX. TWCable shall deliver
to TWX true and complete copies of all agreements pursuant to which any such alternative source
shall have committed to provide the TWCable Parties with any portion of the Special Dividend
Financing Facility.
(b) The TWCable Parties and the TWX Parties shall use, and shall cause the members of the
TWCable Group and TWX Group, respectively, to use, reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be
taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to
enter into definitive documentation for a credit facility on the terms and conditions set forth in
the Supplemental Term Sheet (the
Supplemental Credit Facility
and the documentation
therefor, the
Supplemental Credit Agreement
) and such other terms as may be satisfactory
to each of TWX and TWCable prior to the declaration of the Special Dividend. In addition, the
parties shall take the foregoing actions in a manner so that, to the extent practicable, the
execution, delivery and effectiveness of the Supplemental Credit Agreement shall take place
concurrently with, or as soon as practicable after, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of
the definitive documentation for the Special Dividend Financing Facility.
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(c) Without affecting the rights or obligations of the Parties under Section 4.02(a),
TWCable shall at all times prior to the payment of the Special Dividend use reasonable best efforts
to maintain Special Dividend Availability of at least such amount that permits the payment of the
Special Dividend (assuming the lenders under the Special Dividend Financing Facility and any
Alternative Financing do not default on their contractual commitments).
(d) TWCable shall not make any optional reduction in the commitments available under the
Bridge Commitment Papers, the Special Dividend Financing Facility and/or any Alternative Financing,
or agree to any amendment or modification of the Special Dividend Financing Facility and/or any
Alternative Financing, which would in any such case have the effect of reducing the aggregate
commitments available under all such financing arrangements taken together (including replacements
being implemented or additional borrowings being completed (whether through a bond offering or
otherwise) simultaneously with any such reduction, amendment or modification as permitted by
Section 4.02(a)), without TWXs prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld.
(e) Following the Effective Date (as defined in the Supplemental Term Sheet) and until the
Borrowing Date (as defined in the Supplemental Term Sheet), TWCable shall provide to TWX copies of
all notices, communications, information and other materials sent or made available by TWCable to
the administrative agent or to any lender under the definitive documentation in respect of the
Special Dividend Financing Facility concurrently with the distribution thereof to the
administrative agent or the lenders, including notices of any amendment to, modification or waiver
of, or default or event of default, commitment reduction or prepayment under, the definitive
documentation in respect of the Special Dividend Financing Facility, copies of financial statements
and compliance certificates and copies of notices of material events.
(f) In the event that TWX or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges
into any other Person and is not the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such
consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties or
other assets to any Person, then, in each such case, TWX shall cause proper provision to be made so
that the surviving corporation or entity or transferee shall expressly assume the obligations of
TWX under the Supplemental Credit Facility or any definitive agreements entered into in connection
therewith;
provided,
however
, that any such assumption in connection with this
clause (ii) shall not relieve TWX from any of its obligations under the Supplemental Credit
Facility.
SECTION 4.03.
Filings and Listing.
(a) TWX and TWCable shall take all such actions
and make all such filings as may be necessary under the Federal securities or state securities and
blue sky laws of the United States (and any comparable Laws under any foreign jurisdiction) in
connection with the Separation.
(b) TWCable shall prepare and file, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain
approval for, an application for the listing of the TWCable Common
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Stock issued in connection with the TWNY Exchange and the Recapitalization on the NYSE.
(c) TWCable shall use its reasonable best efforts to file as soon as practicable, and in no
event later than 30 days following the date hereof, with the FCC such applications as may be
necessary for submission to the FCC in order to obtain the FCC Consents and shall diligently take
all necessary, desirable and proper actions, and provide any additional information, reasonably
required or requested by the FCC.
(d) TWCable shall use its reasonable best efforts to file as soon as practicable, and in no
event later than 30 days following the date hereof, with the applicable Government Entity FCC Forms
394 with respect to LFA Approvals.
(e) TWCable shall, and shall cause the members of the TWCable Group to, use commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain the FCC Consents and LFA Approvals.
(f) TWX and TWCable shall cooperate in good faith with respect to any actions that may be
necessary for each Party to take in order to preserve the respective rights of each Group relating
to any filings by either Party with the FCC or in connection with other regulatory proceedings made
prior to the Separation Date.
SECTION 4.04.
Reasonable Best Efforts.
On the terms and subject to the conditions of
this Agreement, unless otherwise specified herein, (a) each of TWX and TWCable shall, and shall
cause the members of its respective Group to, use reasonable best efforts to cause the Separation
and the other transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary Agreements to occur, including
taking all actions necessary to comply promptly with all legal requirements that may be imposed on
it or any members of its Group with respect to giving effect to the Separation and (b) following
the consummation of the TWNY Exchange, the Parties shall use reasonable best efforts, including
taking all actions reasonably necessary to remove any Government Order or other legal restraint or
prohibition preventing the consummation of the remaining components of the Separation or any of the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as of such time.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Section 4.03(e) shall be the sole
provision governing the efforts required by TWCable to obtain the FCC Consents and LFA Approvals.
SECTION 4.05.
Further Assurances.
From time to time, as and when requested by TWX or
TWCable, as applicable, the other party shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and
delivered, all such documents, certificates and instruments and shall use reasonable best efforts
to take, or cause to be taken, all such further or other actions (including the obtaining of any
approvals, consents or Authorizations), as such other party may reasonably deem necessary or
desirable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
SECTION 4.06.
Corporate Names; Trademarks.
Except (a) as specifically provided in
the IP Agreements or other Ancillary Agreements, (b) pursuant
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to any other agreement between any member of the TWX Group, on the one hand, and any member of
the TWCable Group, on the other hand, pursuant to which one party grants the other party a license
to use any patent, trademark, service mark, trade dress, Internet domain name, registered
copyright, website, logo, other source identifier or any other material intellectual property
(collectively,
Intellectual Property
) or (c) as otherwise permitted by Law, beginning on
the Separation Date, (i) no member of the TWCable Group may use any Intellectual Property owned by
any member of the TWX Group and (ii) no member of the TWX Group may use any Intellectual Property
owned by any member of the TWCable Group;
provided
,
however
, that TWCable shall,
pursuant to the terms of the August 20, 2004 agreement between TWCable and WCI (the
MYSTRO IP
Agreement
), grant a non-exclusive, non-transferable (except to WCI affiliates and end-user
consumer customers), royalty-free, perpetual, non-sub-licensable (except to WCI affiliates,
end-user consumer customers of WCI affiliates, and vendors or hardware and software products for
providing such products to end-user consumer customers of WCI affiliates) right to use, make, have
made, modify and distribute products under (x) the Patents, Pending Patents and Inventions (in each
case as defined in Section 2 of the MYSTRO IP Agreement), and (y) the copyrights relating to
software, user interfaces or documentation developed by or for Time Warner Interactive Video Group
Inc. as of December 31, 2003 as specified in Section 2 of the MYSTRO IP Agreement. TWCable and TWX
(or its designees) shall enter into such license within 30 days of execution of this Agreement.
SECTION 4.07.
Prohibition on Liens on TWNY Common Stock and TWCable Class B Common
Stock.
(a) Except as specifically provided in Section 2.03, the TWX Parties shall not, and
shall cause each member of the TWX Group not to, sell, dispose of, pledge or otherwise cause or
permit any Liens to be imposed on any of the shares of TWNY Common Stock that it owns of record and
beneficially (or agree to do any of the foregoing).
(b) Except as specifically provided in Sections 2.03, 2.04 and 3.04, the TWX Parties shall
not, and TWX shall cause each member of the TWX Group not to, sell, dispose of, pledge or otherwise
cause or permit any Liens to be imposed on any of the shares of TWCable Capital Stock that it owns
of record and beneficially (or agree to do any of the foregoing).
SECTION 4.08.
No Changes to Capital Structure.
Following the execution of this
Agreement and until the Separation Date, without the prior written consent of TWX, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld, TWCable shall not, and shall not permit its Subsidiaries to:
(a) except for (i) dividends or distributions made by Time Warner NY Cable LLC
(
TWNY LLC
) in respect of its preferred equity interests as required by its
operating agreement, (ii) dividends or distributions made by Time Warner
Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse Partnership (
TWE-A/N
) to Advance/Newhouse
Partnership, a New York general partnership, or TWE-A/N Holdco, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership, in accordance with the TWE-A/N partnership agreement, (iii) distributions
retained with respect to restricted stock
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units in connection with the Special Dividend in accordance with the terms of the
plans and agreements pursuant to which such units were awarded or (iv) dividends or
distributions required to be made by Erie Telecommunications, Inc. (
Erie
) to its
stockholders pursuant to the terms of its charter and by-laws, declare, set aside or pay
any dividends on, or make any other distributions in respect of, any of its capital stock,
other than (A) the Special Dividend, (B) dividends and distributions by a wholly owned
Subsidiary to its parent and (C) dividends and distributions to TWCable, TWNY LLC, TWE-A/N,
Erie or one of their respective wholly owned Subsidiaries;
(b) except for the Recapitalization, split, combine or reclassify any of its capital
stock or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of
or in substitution for shares of its capital stock; or
(c) other than (i) as specifically provided for in this Agreement, (ii) as set forth
on Schedule 4.08(c) or (iii) in connection with cashless exercises or similar transactions
pursuant to the exercise of stock options or other awards issued and outstanding on the
date hereof under any option plans maintained by TWCable, purchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any shares of capital stock of TWCable or any Subsidiary of TWCable or any other
securities thereof or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such shares or other
securities.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, nothing in this
Section 4.08 shall prohibit a restructuring of Time Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse
Partnership pursuant to Section 8 of the Third Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement
of Time Warner Entertainment-Advance/Newhouse Partnership, dated as of December 31, 2002,
as amended.
SECTION 4.09.
Notification Regarding Tax Representations.
If at any time following
the TWNY Exchange Date and prior to the Distribution (i) any of the TWCable Tax Representations
shall no longer be true and correct, TWCable shall promptly notify TWX of the facts that caused
such representations not to be true and correct or (ii) any of the TWX Tax Representations shall no
longer be true and correct, TWX shall promptly notify TWCable of the facts that caused such
representations not to be true and correct.
SECTION 4.10.
Third-Party Litigation.
Whether before or after the Separation Date,
each of TWX and TWCable shall give the other the opportunity to participate in the defense or
settlement of any third-party litigation against it or its directors, officers, employees or
representatives relating to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the
Ancillary Agreements;
provided
,
however
, that no such settlement shall be agreed to
without the others consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
SECTION 4.11.
Public Announcements.
TWX and TWCable shall consult with each other
before issuing, and provide each other the opportunity to review and comment upon, any press
release or other public statements (including filings with
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any Governmental Authority) with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements and shall not issue any such press release or make any
such public statement prior to such consultation, except as may be required by applicable Law,
court process or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with any national securities
exchange.
SECTION 4.12.
Six Flags Guarantees.
On the Separation Date, TWE shall, solely with
respect to TWE, terminate each of the Georgia Guarantee and the Texas Guarantee in accordance with
the terms of such agreements.
SECTION 4.13.
Shared Directors and Officers.
TWX, on behalf of the TWX Group, shall,
at the request of TWCable, cause each director, officer or employee of the TWX Group who is
currently serving as (a) a director of the Board of Directors or any similar position with any
similar body, (b) an officer or (c) other similar position of any member of the TWCable Group to
resign, effective as of the Separation Date, from such positions with such member of the TWCable
Group.
SECTION 4.14.
Filing of the Amended Charter.
Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement to the contrary, TWCable shall not, and shall cause its directors, officers,
employees, agents, or other representatives not to, file with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware the Amended Charter, unless the condition set forth in Section 5.04(a)(ii) has been
satisfied.
ARTICLE V
Conditions Precedent
SECTION 5.01.
Conditions Precedent to Each Partys Obligation To Consummate the
Transactions Contemplated in Section 2.03(b).
(a) The respective obligation of each Party to
consummate the transactions contemplated in Section 2.03(b) shall be subject to the satisfaction,
or waiver by each Party, of the following conditions:
(i) all FCC Consents shall have been obtained pursuant to a final order issued by the
FCC and shall be in full force and effect;
(ii) LFA Approvals shall have been obtained and shall be in full force and effect or
shall not be required in respect of basic video subscribers served by the Systems
representing at least 92% of the aggregate basic video subscribers served by the Systems;
(iii) if the Distribution is effected (A) in whole or in part as a Split-Off, the
Registration Statement shall have been filed and declared effective by the SEC, and no stop
order shall be in effect with respect thereto and (B) in whole as a Spin-Off, any required
Registration Statement shall have been filed and declared effective by the SEC, and no stop
order shall be in effect with respect thereto;
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(iv) the IRS Ruling, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each of TWX and
TWCable, shall have been received by TWX and shall be in full force and effect;
(v) TWCable shall have filed the definitive Information Statement with the SEC and at
least 20 days shall have passed since the mailing by TWCable of the Information Statement
to its stockholders;
(vi) any required material actions and filings with regard to state securities and
blue sky laws of the United States (and any comparable Laws under any foreign
jurisdictions) shall have been taken or made and, where applicable, shall have become
effective or been accepted;
(vii) the Bridge Commitment Papers shall not have been terminated and shall be in full
force and effect and definitive documentation for the Special Dividend Financing Facility
shall have been entered into on the terms and conditions set forth in the Bridge Commitment
Papers or on other terms reasonably satisfactory to the Board of Directors of TWCable and
reasonably satisfactory to TWX;
(viii) no material Government Order or other material legal restraint or prohibition
preventing the consummation of the Separation, or any of the other material transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, shall be in effect;
(ix) the shares of the TWCable Capital Stock issuable in connection with the TWNY
Exchange and the Recapitalization shall have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject
to official notice of issuance;
(x) if the Distribution is being effected in whole or in part as a Split-Off, TWX
shall have commenced its exchange offer for purposes of the Exchange Act;
(xi) all other conditions set forth in Sections 5.02, 5.03, 5.04 and 5.05 are capable
of being satisfied; and
(xii) the Distribution Agreement shall have been entered into (on terms reasonably
satisfactory to TWX and TWCable) and shall be in full force and effect.
(b) In addition to the conditions set forth in Section 5.01(a), the obligation of each of the
TWX Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by Section 2.03(b) shall be further subject
to the satisfaction, or waiver by TWX, of the following conditions:
(i) the TWX Tax Opinion shall have been received by TWX and shall be in full force and
effect;
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(ii) the TWCable Tax Representations shall be true and correct and TWX shall have
received a certificate from TWCable, dated the TWNY Exchange Date, signed on behalf of
TWCable by an authorized officer of TWCable to such effect;
(iii) the representations and warranties of the TWCable Parties set forth in Article
VII shall be true and correct in all material aspects (except to the extent such
representation or warranty contains a materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualification
or any similar standard or qualification, in which case that portion of such representation
or warranty shall be true in all respects) as of the TWNY Exchange Date, as though made on
the TWNY Exchange Date (other than representations or warranties that address matters as of
a specified date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the
extent such representation or warranty contains a materiality or Material Adverse Effect
qualification or any similar standard or qualification, in which case that portion of such
representation and warranty shall be true in all respects) as of such date) and TWX shall
have received a certificate from each TWCable Party, dated the TWNY Exchange Date, signed
on behalf of each TWCable Party by an authorized officer of such TWCable Party to such
effect;
(iv) each TWCable Party shall have performed in all material respects all obligations
required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the TWNY Exchange Date,
and TWX shall have received a certificate from each TWCable Party, dated the TWNY Exchange
Date, signed on behalf of such TWCable Party by an authorized officer of each TWCable Party
to such effect; and
(v) no other events or developments shall have occurred subsequent to the date hereof
that, in the judgment of TWX, would result in the consummation of the Distribution having a
Material Adverse Effect on TWXs businesses other than its investment in TWCable or causing
a material Liability for Taxes to be imposed on, or otherwise having a material adverse
effect on, its stockholders.
(c) In addition to the conditions set forth in Section 5.01(a), the obligation of TWCable to
consummate the TWNY Exchange shall be further subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by TWCable, of
the following conditions:
(i) the TWCable Tax Opinion shall have been received by TWCable and shall be in full
force and effect;
(ii) the TWX Tax Representations shall be true and correct and TWCable shall have
received a certificate from TWX, dated the TWNY Exchange Date, signed on behalf of TWX by
an authorized officer of TWX to such effect;
(iii) the representations and warranties of the TWX Parties set forth in Article VI of
this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material aspects
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(except to the extent such representation or warranty contains a materiality or
Material Adverse Effect qualification or any similar standard or qualification, in which
case that portion of such representation or warranty shall be true in all respects) as of
the TWNY Exchange Date, as though made on the TWNY Exchange Date (other than
representations or warranties that address matters as of a specified date, which shall be
true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent such representation or
warranty contains a materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualification or any similar
standard or qualification, in which case that portion of such representation or warranty
shall be true in all respects) as of such date) and TWCable shall have received a
certificate from each TWX Party, dated the TWNY Exchange Date, signed on behalf of each TWX
Party by an authorized officer of such TWX Party to such effect;
(iv) each TWX Party shall have performed in all material respects all obligations
required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the TWNY Exchange Date,
and TWCable shall have received a certificate from each TWX Party, dated the TWNY Exchange
Date, signed on behalf of each TWX Party by an authorized officer of such TWX Party to such
effect; and
(v) the Supplemental Credit Agreement shall have been entered into and shall be in
full force and effect.
SECTION 5.02.
Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of TWX To Complete the Second
Internal Split-Off.
The obligation of TWX to complete the Second Internal Split-Off shall be
subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by TWX, of the following conditions:
(i) the Tax Documents shall be in full force and effect;
(ii) no material Government Order or other material legal restraint or prohibition
preventing the consummation of the Separation, or any of the other material transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, shall be in effect;
(iii) Bridge Commitment Papers shall not have been terminated and shall be in full
force and effect (except as superseded by the definitive documentation for the Special
Dividend Financing Facility); and
(iv) the TWNY Exchange shall have occurred.
SECTION 5.03.
Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of TWCable To Declare and Pay the
Special Dividend.
(a) The obligation of the Board of Directors of TWCable to declare the
Special Dividend shall be subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by TWCable (subject to Section
5.03(c)), of the following conditions:
(i) TWCable shall have received the Internal Restructuring Completion Notification;
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(ii) the IRS Ruling shall be in full force and effect;
(iii) the TWX Tax Opinion shall be in full force and effect;
(iv) the TWCable Tax Opinion shall be in full force and effect;
(v) no material Government Order or other material legal restraint or prohibition
preventing the consummation of the Separation, or any of the other material transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, shall be in effect;
(vi) the Special Dividend Financing Facility shall be in full force and effect with
respect to each lender thereunder and, if the Distribution is being effected in whole or in
part as a Split-Off, TWCable having sufficient funds to pay the Special Dividend (including
all funds being available under the Special Dividend Financing Facility);
(vii) the Supplemental Credit Agreement shall have been entered into and shall be in
full force and effect;
(viii) the declaration of the Special Dividend shall not be unlawful under Section 170
of the DGCL;
(ix) the Internal Restructuring shall have occurred;
(x) if the Distribution is effected in whole or in part as a Split-Off, the Trust
Stock shall have been deposited with the Distribution Agent in accordance with Section
3.01(f); and
(xi) the condition set forth in Section 5.05(b) is capable of being satisfied.
(b) The obligation of TWCable to pay the Special Dividend shall be subject to the
satisfaction, or waiver by TWCable (subject to Section 5.03(c)), of the following conditions:
(i) the IRS Ruling shall be in full force and effect;
(ii) the TWX Tax Opinion shall be in full force and effect;
(iii) the TWCable Tax Opinion shall be in full force and effect;
(iv) no material Government Order or other material legal restraint or prohibition
preventing the consummation of the Separation, or any of the other material transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, shall be in effect;
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(v) if the Distribution is being effected in whole as a Spin-Off, TWCable having
sufficient funds to pay the Special Dividend (including all funds being available under the
Special Dividend Financing Facility);
(vi) if the Distribution is being effected in whole or in part as a Split-Off, the
exchange offer has not been terminated and, other than the condition set forth in Section
5.04(a)(ii), all conditions to the expiration of the exchange offer shall have been
satisfied; and
(vii) the condition set forth in Section 5.05(b) is capable of being satisfied.
(c) The following conditions may not be waived by TWCable unless TWX consents in writing:
Sections 5.03(a)(i), 5.03(a)(ii), 5.03(a)(iii), 5.03(a)(v), 5.03(a)(ix), 5.03(b)(i), 5.03(b)(ii),
and 5.03(b)(iv).
SECTION 5.04.
Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of TWCable To Consummate the
Recapitalization.
(a) The obligation of TWCable to consummate the Recapitalization shall be
subject to the satisfaction or waiver by TWCable of the following conditions:
(i) no material Government Order or other material legal restraint or prohibition
preventing the consummation of the Separation shall be in effect; and
(ii) TWX shall have received the Special Dividend with respect to TWCable Capital
Stock owned by TWX.
(b) The foregoing conditions may not be waived by TWCable unless TWX consents in writing.
SECTION 5.05.
Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of TWX To Consummate the
Distribution.
The obligation of TWX to consummate the Distribution shall be subject to the
satisfaction, or waiver by TWX, of the following conditions:
(a) no material Government Order or other material legal restraint or prohibition
preventing the consummation of the Separation shall be in effect; and
(b) the Recapitalization shall have occurred.
SECTION 5.06.
Satisfaction or Waiver of a Condition.
The waiver of any of the
conditions set forth in Sections 5.01, 5.02, 5.03 and 5.04 shall be considered to be a waiver of
any such condition as a condition to any subsequent transaction or date contemplated by this
Agreement.
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ARTICLE VI
Representations and Warranties of the TWX Parties
The TWX Parties hereby represent and warrant to TWCable as follows:
SECTION 6.01.
Organization and Standing.
Each TWX Party is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized and has
full corporate power and authority to conduct its businesses as presently conducted.
SECTION 6.02.
Corporate Power and Authority.
The execution, delivery and performance
by each TWX Party, as applicable, of this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which such TWX
Party is a party and the other agreements, documents, certificates and instruments to be executed
and delivered in connection with the Separation and the consummation by each TWX Party and each
member of the TWX Group that is specified to be a party thereto of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby are within their respective corporate powers and have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action. This Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, to which such Person is
a party, and the other agreements, documents, certificates and instruments to be executed and
delivered by such Person in connection with the Separation (other than any approvals of
stockholders of, or actions by the boards of directors of, wholly owned Subsidiaries of TWX that
may be required in connection with the completion of the Internal Restructuring) have been duly and
validly executed by such Person, and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery
thereof by the other parties thereto, constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such
Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws of general
application relating to or affecting creditors rights or by general principles of equity
(regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).
SECTION 6.03.
Approval of the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors of each TWX
Party, by resolutions duly adopted, and not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way, has duly
(i) determined that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements,
to which such TWX Party is a party, are in the best interests of such TWX Party and its
stockholders, (ii) approved this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, to which such TWX Party is
a party, and (iii) approved the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary
Agreements, to which such TWX Party is a party.
SECTION 6.04.
Spin-Off in Accordance with Law.
Based on the facts and circumstances
as they exist as of the date hereof and assuming the Distribution is effected as a Spin-Off, as of
the declaration of the Spin-Off, the Distribution declared by the Board of Directors of TWX in
connection with the Spin-Off will not result in a determination pursuant to applicable Law that,
after and as a result of the Distribution, TWX will (i) be insolvent at the declaration of the
Spin-Off, (ii) be left with unreasonably
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small capital with which to engage in its business or (iii) incur debts beyond its ability to
pay such debts as they mature, such that the payment of such dividend of shares may be deemed a
fraudulent conveyance or impermissible dividend or distribution under applicable Law.
SECTION 6.05.
No Vote Required.
Except for any approvals that may be required in
connection with the completion of the Internal Restructuring, no vote of the holders of any class
or series of capital stock of any TWX Party (in their capacity as such holders) is necessary to
approve or consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION 6.06.
Conflicts; Consents and Approvals.
The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by each TWX Party and each member of the TWX Group that is specified
to be a party to this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which such Person is a party and the
other agreements, documents, certificates and instruments to be executed and delivered by such
Person in connection with the Separation and the consummation by each Person of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not:
(a) contravene, conflict with or result in any violation or breach of any provision
of the organizational documents of such Person;
(b) contravene, conflict with or result in any violation, breach or default (or an
event that, with the giving of notice, the passage of time or otherwise, would constitute a
default) under, or entitle any Person (with the giving of notice, the passage of time or
otherwise) to terminate, accelerate, modify or call a default under, or give rise to any
obligation to make a payment under, or to any increased, additional or guaranteed rights of
any Person under or result in the creation of any Lien upon any TWCable Capital Stock or
any TWNY Common Stock owned by any TWX Party, or any of the other properties of a TWX Party
or any member of the TWX Group under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any
contract to which a TWX Party or any member of the TWX Group is a party to or pursuant to
which any of its properties or assets are bound, except for any such conflicts, violations,
breaches, defaults or occurrences that would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent
or materially impede or delay the consummation of the Separation or performance of this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement by a TWX Party or any member of the TWX Group;
(c) require any action, consent or approval of any non-governmental third party other
than any action, consent or approval the failure of which to be obtained would not,
individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to prevent or materially impede or
delay the consummation of the Separation or the performance of this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement by a TWX Party or any member of the TWX Group;
(d) assuming that the approvals required under Section 6.06(e) are obtained, violate
any order, writ or injunction, or any material decree or material
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Law applicable to any member of the TWX Group or any of its properties or assets
except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially impede or
delay the consummation of the Separation or the performance of this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement by a TWX Party or any member of the TWX Group; or
(e) require any Authorization from any Governmental Authority, except for (i) the
Registration Statement, if applicable, (ii) applicable requirements of the Exchange Act,
the Securities Act and state securities or blue sky laws, (iii) the FCC Consents, (iv) any
LFA Approvals, (v) the filing of a certificate of merger or other appropriate documents
executed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware, (vi) the filing of the Amended Charter with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware and (vii) where the failure to obtain such Authorizations
would not prevent or materially impede or delay the consummation of the Separation or the
performance of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement by a TWX Party or any member of
the TWX Group.
SECTION 6.07.
Litigation.
There is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of any of
the TWX Parties, threatened against or affecting any member of the TWX Group that would prevent or
materially impede or delay the consummation of the Separation or the performance of this Agreement
or any Ancillary Agreement by any member of the TWX Group.
SECTION 6.08.
Brokers.
Except for Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs &
Co., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Banc of America Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, no Person has acted directly or indirectly as broker, finder or
financial advisor for TWX in connection with negotiations relating to or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements or the Separation, and no Person is
entitled to any fee or commission or like payment in respect thereof based in any way on any
agreement, arrangement or understanding made by or on behalf of TWX.
SECTION 6.09.
WCI Title to TWCable Capital Stock.
(a) As of the date hereof, WCI
has good, valid and marketable title to 746,000,000 shares of TWCable Class A Common Stock, free
and clear of all Liens.
(b) As of the date hereof, WCI has good, valid and marketable title to all the outstanding
shares of TWCable Class B Common Stock, free and clear of all Liens.
SECTION 6.10.
ATC Title to TWNY Common Stock.
As of the date hereof,
ATC has good, valid and marketable title to 14.1974 shares of TWNY Class B Common Stock, free and
clear of all Liens; and, upon delivery by Historic TW of the TWNY Common Stock pursuant to the TWNY
Exchange as contemplated by Section 2.03 of this Agreement, and receipt of consideration therefor
pursuant hereto, good and valid title to the shares, free and clear of all Liens, will pass to
TWCable.
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ARTICLE VII
Representations and Warranties of the TWCable Parties
The TWCable Parties hereby represent and warrant to the TWX Parties as follows:
SECTION 7.01.
Organization and Standing.
Each TWCable Party is duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized
and has full corporate or similar power and authority to conduct its businesses as presently
conducted.
SECTION 7.02.
Corporate Power and Authority.
The execution, delivery and performance
by each TWCable Party, as applicable, of this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which such
Person is a party and the other agreements, documents, certificates and instruments to be executed
and delivered in connection with the Separation and the consummation by each such Person that is
specified to be a party thereto of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are within
their respective corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or
similar action. This Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which such TWCable Party is a party,
and the other agreements, documents, certificates and instruments to be executed and delivered in
connection with the Separation by such TWCable Party and each member of the TWCable Group that is
specified to be a party thereto have been duly and validly executed by such Person and, assuming
the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the other parties thereto, constitute the
legal, valid and binding obligations of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance
with their terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar Laws of general application relating to or affecting creditors rights
or by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a
proceeding at law or in equity).
SECTION 7.03.
Approval of the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors, or its
equivalent, of each TWCable Party, at a meeting duly called and held and by resolutions duly
adopted, including approval by a majority of the Independent Directors (as defined in Article V,
Section 1(a) of TWCables Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation), and not subsequently
rescinded or modified in any way, has duly (i) determined that the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, to which such TWCable Party is a party, are in the
best interests of such TWCable Party and its stockholders or other equity holders, (ii) approved
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which such TWCable Party is a party and (iii)
approved the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, to which
such TWCable Party is a party.
SECTION 7.04.
Special Dividend in Accordance with Law.
Based on the facts and
circumstances as they exist as of the date hereof and assuming that TWCable has borrowed the
necessary funds under the Special Dividend Financing Facility and/or the Alternative Financing to
pay the Special Dividend, as of the Special Dividend
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Payment Date, the payment of the Special Dividend will not result in a determination pursuant
to applicable Law that, after and as a result of the payment of the Special Dividend, TWCable will
(i) be insolvent at the Special Dividend Payment Date, (ii) be left with unreasonably small capital
with which to engage in its business or (iii) incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as
they mature, such that the payment of the Special Dividend may be deemed a fraudulent conveyance or
impermissible dividend or distribution under applicable Law.
SECTION 7.05.
No Vote Required.
Except for the WCI Consents, no vote or action of
the holders of any class or series of capital stock of TWCable (in their capacity as such holders)
is necessary to approve or consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION 7.06.
Conflicts; Consents and Approvals.
The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by each TWCable Party and each member of the TWCable Group that is
specified to be a party to this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements to which such Person is a party
and the other agreements, documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by such Person in
connection with the Separation and the consummation by each such Person of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not:
(a) contravene, conflict with or result in any violation or breach of any provision
of the organizational documents of such Person;
(b) assuming that the approvals required under Section 7.06(e) are obtained,
contravene, conflict with or result in any violation, breach or default (or an event that,
with the giving of notice, the passage of time or otherwise, would constitute a default)
under, or entitle any Person (with the giving of notice, the passage of time or otherwise)
to terminate, accelerate, modify or call a default under, or give rise to any obligation to
make a payment under, or to any increased, additional or guaranteed rights of any Person
under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties of a TWCable Party
or any member of the TWCable Group under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any
contract to which a TWCable Party or any member of the TWCable Group is a party or pursuant
to which any of its properties or assets are bound, except for any such conflicts,
violations, breaches, defaults or occurrences that would not, individually or in the
aggregate, prevent or materially delay the consummation of the Separation or performance of
this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement by a TWCable Party or any member of the TWCable
Group;
(c) except for the acceptance for listing of the shares of TWCable Capital Stock
issued by TWCable in the TWNY Exchange and the Recapitalization, require any action,
consent or approval of any non-governmental third party other than any action, consent or
approval the failure of which to be obtained would not, individually or in the aggregate,
be reasonably likely to prevent or materially impede or delay the consummation of the
Separation or the performance of this
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Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement by a TWCable Party or any member of the TWCable
Group;
(d) assuming that the approvals required under Section 7.06(e) are obtained, violate
any order, writ or injunction, or any material decree or material Law applicable to any
member of the TWCable Group or any of their properties or assets except as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to prevent or materially impede or
delay the consummation of the Separation or the performance of this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement by a TWCable Party or any member of the TWCable Group; or
(e) require any Authorization from any Governmental Authority, except for (i) the
Registration Statement, if applicable, (ii) the Information Statement, (iii) applicable
requirements of the Exchange Act, the Securities Act and state securities or blue sky laws,
(iv) the FCC Consents, (v) any LFA Approvals, (vi) the filing of the Amended Charter with
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (vii) the filing of a certificate of
merger or other appropriate documents executed in accordance with the relevant provisions
of the DGCL with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in connection with the
Internal Restructuring and (viii) where the failure to obtain such Authorizations would not
prevent or materially impede or delay the consummation of the Separation or the performance
of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement by a TWCable Party or any member of the
TWCable Group.
SECTION 7.07.
Capitalization of TWCable.
(a) As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of TWCable consists of (i)
1,000,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
TWCable
Preferred Stock
), (ii) 20,000,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01
per share and (iii) 5,000,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per
share;
(b) as of May 19, 2008, there were issued and outstanding 901,942,995 shares of
TWCable Class A Common Stock, 75,000,000 shares of TWCable Class B Common Stock and no
shares of TWCable Preferred Stock; and
(c) as of the date hereof, all outstanding shares of TWCable Capital Stock are duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to or issued in
violation of any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right,
subscription right or any similar right under any provision of the DGCL, the organizational
documents of TWCable or any contract to which TWCable is party or otherwise bound.
SECTION 7.08.
Capitalization of TWNY.
As of the date hereof:
(a) the authorized capital stock of TWNY consists of (i) 100 shares of TWNY Class A
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and (ii) 100 shares of TWNY Class B Common Stock,
par value $0.01 per share;
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(b) there are issued and outstanding 100 shares of TWNY Class A Common Stock, 100% of
which are held by TWCable, directly or indirectly, free and clear of any Liens, and 14.1974
shares of TWNY Class B Common Stock, 100% of which are held by TWX, directly or indirectly,
free and clear of any Liens; and
(c) all outstanding shares of TWNY Common Stock are duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to or issued in violation of any purchase
option, call option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any
similar right under any provision of the DGCL, the organizational documents of TWNY or any
contract to which TWNY is party or otherwise bound.
SECTION 7.09.
Validity of TWCable Capital Stock Issued or Converted Pursuant to the TWNY
Exchange and the Recapitalization.
The TWCable Class A Common Stock to be issued to Historic
TW upon the completion of the TWNY Exchange and the TWCable Common Stock to be issued to TWX upon
the conversion pursuant to the Recapitalization, respectively, in accordance with this Agreement
will be, upon issuance, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not
subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option, call option, right of first refusal,
preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of the DGCL, the
organizational documents of TWCable or any contract to which TWCable is party or otherwise bound.
SECTION 7.10.
SEC Filings.
TWCable has filed all reports, schedules, forms,
statements and other documents required to be filed by TWCable with the SEC since February 13,
2007, pursuant to Section 13(a) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (the
TWCable SEC Documents
)
and each TWCable SEC Document, as of its filing date (or, if amended or superseded by a filing
prior to the date hereof, then on the date of such filing), complied as to form in all material
respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act. As of its filing date (or, if
amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date hereof, then on the date of such filing), each
TWCable SEC Document filed pursuant to the Exchange Act did not contain any untrue statement of
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
SECTION 7.11.
Litigation.
Except as set forth in the TWCable SEC Documents as of the
date hereof, there is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of any of the TWCable Parties,
threatened against or affecting, any member of the TWCable Group that would prevent or materially
impede or delay the consummation of the Separation or the performance of this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement by any member of the TWCable Group.
SECTION
7.12.
Brokers.
Except for Morgan Stanley & Co.
Incorporated, Evercore Group L.L.C., Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., RBS Securities Corp. d/b/a RBS Greenwich Capital, BNP Paribas Securities Corp. and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. New York Branch, no Person has acted directly or indirectly as broker, finder or financial advisor for
TWCable or any of its Affiliates in connection with negotiations relating to or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements
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or the Separation, and no Person is entitled to any fee or commission or like payment in
respect thereof based in any way on any agreement, arrangement or understanding made by or on
behalf of TWCable.
ARTICLE VIII
Access to Information; Confidentiality
SECTION 8.01.
Other Agreements Providing for Exchange of Information.
The rights and
obligations granted under this Article VIII are subject to any specific limitations, qualifications
or additional provisions on the sharing, exchange or confidential treatment of Information set
forth in any Ancillary Agreement.
SECTION
8.02.
Agreement for Exchange of Information;
Archives.
(a) Except in the case of an adversarial Action or threatened adversarial Action by either
TWX or TWCable or a Person or Persons in its Group against the other Party or a Person or Persons
in its Group, and subject to Section 8.02(c), each of TWX and TWCable, on behalf of its respective
Group, shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the other Group, at any time before or after the
Separation Date, as soon as reasonably practicable after written request therefor, any Information
in the possession or under the control of such respective Group, which TWX or TWCable, as
applicable, reasonably needs (i) to comply with reporting, disclosure, filing or other requirements
imposed on TWX or TWCable, as applicable (including under applicable securities laws) by a
Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over TWX or TWCable, as applicable, (ii) for use in any
other judicial, regulatory, administrative or other proceeding or in order to satisfy audit,
accounting, regulatory, litigation or other similar requirements, (iii) to comply with its
obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or (iv) to administer its Benefit Plans
with respect to employees of any member of the TWCable Group, with respect to the Benefit Plans of
the TWX Group, or any employees of any member of the TWX Group, with respect to the Benefit Plans
of the TWCable Group;
provided
,
however
, that notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, TWCable shall not be required to provide any personally identifiable
information regarding the subscribers served by the Systems.
(b) Except in the case of an adversarial Action or threatened adversarial Action by either
TWX or TWCable or a Person or Persons in its Group against the other Party or a Person or Persons
in its Group, after the Separation Date, TWX or TWCable, as applicable, shall have reasonable
access during regular business hours (as in effect from time to time) to Information related to the
TWCable Business prior to the Separation Date that is located in archives retained or maintained by
TWX or TWCable, as applicable;
provided
,
however
, that such access shall not be
unreasonably disruptive to the business or affairs of the Person providing such access. Each of
TWX and TWCable may obtain copies (but not originals) of such Information for bona fide business
purposes and may obtain originals of books, records and other documents and objects for exhibition
purposes for reasonable periods of time if required for bona fide business purposes;
provided
,
however
, that such party shall cause any such books, records or other
documents or objects to be returned promptly in the same condition in which they were
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delivered to such party and shall comply with any rules, procedures or other requirements, and
shall be subject to any restrictions, that are then applicable to the providing Person (including
prohibitions on removal of specified objects).
(c) In the event that either TWX or TWCable determines that the exchange of any Information
pursuant to this Section 8.02 could be commercially detrimental, violate any Law or agreement or
waive or jeopardize any attorney-client privilege or attorney work product protection, such Party
shall not be required to provide access to or furnish such Information to the other Party;
provided
that both TWX and TWCable shall take all commercially reasonable measures to
permit the compliance with such obligations in a manner that avoids any such harm or consequence.
Both TWX and TWCable intend that any provision of access to or the furnishing of Information
pursuant to this Section 8.02 that would otherwise be within the ambit of any legal privilege shall
not operate as waiver of such privilege.
SECTION 8.03.
Ownership of Information.
Any Information owned by TWX or TWCable that
is provided to the requesting party hereunder shall be deemed to remain the property of the
providing party. Except as specifically set forth herein, nothing herein shall be construed as
granting or conferring rights of license or otherwise in any such Information.
SECTION 8.04.
Compensation for Providing Information.
TWX and TWCable shall
reimburse each other for the reasonable costs, if any, in complying with a request for Information
pursuant to this Article VIII. Except as may be otherwise specifically provided elsewhere in this
Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, such costs shall be computed in accordance with TWCables or
TWXs, as applicable, standard methodology and procedures.
SECTION 8.05.
Record Retention.
To facilitate the possible exchange of Information
pursuant to this Section 8.05 and other provisions of this Agreement, as of the date hereof, each
of TWX and TWCable shall use its reasonable best efforts to retain all Information in accordance
with their respective record retention policies as in effect on the date hereof. Neither TWX nor
TWCable will destroy, or permit any of the Persons in its Group to destroy, any Information that
the other party may have the right to obtain pursuant to this Agreement without first using its
reasonable best efforts to notify such other party of the proposed destruction and giving such
other party the opportunity to take possession of such Information prior to such destruction. The
provisions of this Section 8.05 shall not apply to Taxes or any Information relating primarily
thereto, all of which shall be governed by the Tax Matters Agreement.
SECTION 8.06.
Accounting Information.
Without limiting the generality of Section
8.02 but subject to Section 8.02(c):
(a) Until the end of the first full fiscal year occurring after the Separation Date (and for
a reasonable period of time afterwards as required by Law for TWX to prepare consolidated financial
statements or complete a financial statement audit for any period during which the financial
results of the TWCable Group were consolidated with
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those of TWX), TWCable shall use its reasonable best efforts to enable TWX to meet its
timetable for dissemination of its financial statements and enable TWX auditors to timely complete
their annual audit and quarterly reviews of financial statements. As part of such efforts, to the
extent reasonably necessary for the preparation of financial statements or completing an audit or
review of financial statements or an audit of internal control over financial reporting, (i)
TWCable shall authorize and direct its auditors to make available to TWXs auditors, within a
reasonable time prior to the date of TWXs auditors opinion or review report, both (x) the
personnel who performed or will perform the annual audits and quarterly reviews of TWCable and (y)
work papers related to such annual audits and quarterly reviews, to enable TWXs auditors to
perform any procedures they consider reasonably necessary to take responsibility for the work of
TWCables auditors as it relates to TWXs auditors opinion or report and (ii) until all
governmental audits are complete, TWCable shall provide reasonable access during normal business
hours for TWXs internal auditors, counsel and other designated representatives to (x) the premises
of TWCable and its Subsidiaries and all Information (and duplicating rights) within the knowledge,
possession or control of TWCable and its Subsidiaries and (y) the officers and employees of TWCable
and its Subsidiaries, so that TWX may conduct reasonable audits relating to the financial
statements provided by TWCable and its Subsidiaries;
provided
,
however
, that such
access shall not be unreasonably disruptive to the business and affairs of the TWCable Group.
(b) Until the end of the first full fiscal year occurring after the Separation Date, TWX
shall use its reasonable best efforts to enable TWCable to meet its timetable to enable TWCable
auditors to timely complete their annual audit and quarterly reviews of financial statements. As
part of such efforts, to the extent reasonably necessary for the preparation of financial
statements or completing an audit or review of financial statements or an audit of internal control
over financial reporting, (i) TWX shall authorize and direct its auditors to make available to
TWCables auditors, within a reasonable time prior to the date of TWCables auditors opinion or
review report, both (x) the personnel who performed or will perform the annual audits and quarterly
reviews of TWX and (y) work papers related to such annual audits and quarterly reviews, to enable
TWCables auditors to perform any procedures they consider reasonably necessary to take
responsibility for the work of TWXs auditors as it relates to TWCables auditors opinion or
report and (ii) until all governmental audits are complete, TWX shall provide reasonable access
during normal business hours for TWCables internal auditors, counsel and other designated
representatives to (x) the premises of TWX and its Subsidiaries and all Information (and
duplicating rights) within the knowledge, possession or control of TWX and its Subsidiaries and (y)
the officers and employees of TWX and its Subsidiaries, so that TWCable may conduct reasonable
audits relating to the financial statements provided by TWX and its Subsidiaries;
provided
,
however
, that such access shall not be unreasonably disruptive to the business and affairs
of the TWX Group.
(c) In order to enable the principal executive officer(s) and principal financial officer(s)
(as such terms are defined in the rules and regulations of the SEC) of TWX to make any
certifications required of them under Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, TWCable
shall, within a reasonable period of time following a request from TWX in anticipation of filing
such reports, cause its principal
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executive officer(s) and principal financial officer(s) (as such terms are defined in the
rules and regulations of the SEC) to provide TWX with certifications of such officers with respect
to TWXs Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with respect to the fiscal quarter during which the
Separation Date occurs (unless such quarter is the fourth fiscal quarter) and TWXs Annual Report
on Form 10-K filed with respect to the fiscal year during which the Separation Date occurs. Such
certifications shall be provided in substantially the same form and manner as such TWCable officers
provided prior to the Separation Date (reflecting any changes in certifications necessitated by the
Separation and any other transactions related thereto) or as otherwise agreed upon between TWX and
TWCable.
SECTION 8.07.
Limitations of Liability.
Neither TWX nor TWCable shall have any
Liability to each other in the event that any Information exchanged or provided pursuant to this
Agreement that is an estimate or forecast, or that is based on an estimate or forecast, is found to
be inaccurate in the absence of willful misconduct by the providing Person. Neither TWX nor
TWCable shall have any Liability to the other party if any Information is destroyed after
reasonable best efforts by TWCable or TWX, as applicable, to comply with the provisions of Section
8.05.
SECTION
8.08.
Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation.
(a) After the Separation Date until the third anniversary thereof, except in the case of an
adversarial Action or threatened adversarial Action by either TWX or TWCable or a Person or Persons
in its Group against the other Party or a Person or Persons in its Group, each of TWX and TWCable
shall take all reasonable steps to make available, upon written request, the former, current and
future directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents of the Persons in its respective
Group (whether as witnesses or otherwise) and any books, records or other documents within its
control or that it otherwise has the ability to make available, to the extent that such Person
(giving consideration to business demands of such directors, officers, employees, other personnel
and agents) or books, records or other documents may reasonably be required in connection with any
Action or threatened or contemplated Action (including preparation for such Action) in which TWX or
TWCable, as applicable, may from time to time be involved. TWX or TWCable, as applicable, shall
bear all reasonable costs and expenses (including allocated costs of in-house counsel and other
personnel) in connection therewith.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, TWX and TWCable shall use their reasonable best efforts
to cooperate and consult to the extent reasonably necessary with respect to any Actions or
threatened or contemplated Actions.
(c) The obligation of TWX and TWCable to make available former, current and future directors,
officers, employees and other personnel and agents or provide witnesses and experts pursuant to
this Section 8.08 is intended to be interpreted in a manner so as to facilitate cooperation and
shall include the obligation to make available employees and other officers without regard to
whether such individual or the employer of such individual could assert a possible business
conflict subject to the exception set forth in the first sentence of Section 8.08. Without
limiting the foregoing,
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each of TWX and TWCable agrees that neither it nor any Person or Persons in its respective
Group will take any adverse action against any employee of its Group based on such employees
provision of assistance or information to each other pursuant to Section 8.08.
(d) Upon the reasonable request of TWX or TWCable, in connection with any Action contemplated
by this Article VIII, TWX and TWCable will enter into a mutually acceptable common interest
agreement so as to maintain to the extent practicable any applicable attorney-client privilege or
work product immunity of either Group.
SECTION 8.09.
Confidential Information.
(a) Each of TWX and TWCable, on behalf of
itself and each Person in its respective Group, shall hold, and cause its respective directors,
officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives to hold,
in strict confidence and not release or disclose, with at least the same degree of care that it
applies to its own confidential and proprietary information pursuant to policies in effect as of
the Separation Date, all Information concerning the other Group that is either in its possession
(including Information in its possession on or prior to the date of this Agreement or the
Separation Date) or furnished by the other Group or its respective directors, officers, employees,
agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives at any time pursuant to this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, and shall not use any such Information other than for such
purposes as shall be expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder, except, in each case, to the
extent that such Information has been (i) in the public domain through no fault of any member of
the TWX Group or the TWCable Group, as applicable, or any of its respective directors, officers,
employees, agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives, (ii) later lawfully
acquired from other sources by any of TWX, TWCable or its respective Group, as applicable, which
sources are not themselves bound by a confidentiality obligation to the knowledge of any of TWX,
TWCable or Persons in its respective Group, (iii) independently generated without reference to any
proprietary or confidential Information of the TWX Group or the TWCable Group, as applicable, or
(iv) is required to be disclosed by Law, provided that the party required to disclose such
Information gives the other party prior notice of such disclosure and an opportunity to contest
such disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of TWX and TWCable may release or disclose,
or permit to be released or disclosed, any such Information concerning the other Group to (x) their
respective directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel and other advisors and
representatives who need to know such Information (who shall be advised of their obligations
hereunder with respect to such Information), and (y) any rating agency as it reasonably deems
necessary.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, when any Information is no longer needed for the purposes
contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, each of TWX and TWCable will, promptly
after request of the other party, either return all Information in a tangible form (including all
copies thereof and all notes, extracts or summaries based thereon) or certify to the other party,
as applicable, that it has destroyed such Information (and all electronic or other copies thereof
and all notes, extracts or summaries based thereon).
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ARTICLE IX
Matters Relating to Employees
SECTION 9.01.
General.
(a) Within 90 days following the date of this Agreement, TWX
and TWCable shall mutually agree upon a list of employees, if any, of TWX or any Subsidiary of TWX
who shall be offered employment by TWCable. Within 30 days following the date that such list is
agreed upon, but not more than 120 days following the date of this Agreement, TWCable shall make an
offer of employment to each employee on such list, effective as of 11:59 p.m. on the first business
day immediately prior to the Separation Date (the
Transfer Time
);
provided
,
however
, that TWCable shall not be obligated to employ any such employee who is not
actively performing services for any member of the TWX Group on such business day due to a leave of
absence, and any offer of employment made to any such employee prior to the Transfer Time may be
rescinded prior to the Transfer Time. In addition, at a time to be mutually agreed upon by TWX and
TWCable, TWCable may offer employment, effective as of a date to be mutually agreed upon by TWX,
TWCable and the applicable employee (
provided
that such date shall be at or prior to the
date on which the Transfer Time occurs), to any other employees of TWX or any Subsidiary of TWX who
are mutually agreed to by TWX and TWCable prior to the Transfer Time, and, with respect to such
employees, references in this Article IX (other than this sentence) to Transfer Time shall be
deemed to refer to such agreed-upon date;
provided
,
however
, that TWCable shall not
be obligated to employ any such employee who is not actively performing services for any member of
the TWX Group on such agreed-upon date due to a leave of absence, and any offer of employment made
to any such employee prior to such agreed-upon date may be rescinded prior to such agreed-upon
date. Each employee who is offered employment by TWCable pursuant to this Section 9.01 and who
expressly accepts such offer and commences employment (other than any such employees whose offers
of employment are rescinded pursuant to the proviso in the second sentence of this paragraph or the
second proviso in the third sentence of this paragraph) is referred to herein as a
Transferred
Employee
. The employment of each Transferred Employee with TWX or any Subsidiary of TWX shall
be terminated, and each Transferred Employee shall become employed by TWCable, effective as of the
Transfer Time. For a period of not less than two years following the Transfer Time, TWCable shall
maintain or cause to be maintained for the benefit of each Transferred Employee base salary or
hourly compensation, as applicable, and annual cash incentive opportunities and long-term incentive
opportunities that are substantially comparable in the aggregate to the base salary or hourly
compensation, annual cash incentive opportunities and long-term incentive opportunities provided to
similarly situated employees of TWCable and its Subsidiaries;
provided
,
however
,
that nothing herein shall be construed as requiring TWCable to continue the employment of any
specific person for any particular period of time after the Transfer Time. No member of the
TWCable Group shall be responsible for any severance payments or benefits in respect of the
termination of employment or constructive termination of employment of any employee of any member
of the TWX Group in connection with the Separation;
provided
,
however
, that the
applicable member of the TWCable Group shall be responsible for severance payments or benefits in
respect
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of the termination of employment or constructive termination of employment of any Transferred
Employee by TWCable following the Transfer Time.
(b) As of the Transfer Time, each Transferred Employee shall cease active participation in
all TWX Benefit Plans.
(c) The provisions of this Article IX relating to the provision of compensation and benefits
to Transferred Employees shall not apply to any Transferred Employee covered by a collective
bargaining agreement.
(d) As of the Separation Date, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, (i)
TWX shall, or shall cause one or more members of the TWX Group to, retain, pay, perform, fulfill
and discharge all Liabilities arising out of or relating to all TWX Benefit Plans and TWX Benefit
Agreements and (ii) TWCable shall, or shall cause one or more members of the TWCable Group to,
retain, pay, perform, fulfill and discharge all Liabilities arising out of or relating to all
TWCable Benefit Plans and TWCable Benefit Agreements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and unless
otherwise provided in this Agreement, (A) if any member of the TWCable Group and any member of the
TWX Group are both parties to any Benefit Agreement in effect on the date of this Agreement, then
each such party shall continue to honor its respective obligations under such Benefit Agreement,
(B) if, in the case of any TWCable Benefit Agreement in effect on the date of this Agreement, there
are any specific compensation or benefit items provided for therein that (x) TWCable and TWX intend
or expect to be provided by any member of the TWX Group or (y) the terms of such TWCable Benefit
Agreement reflect an intent or expectation that any specific compensation or benefit item provided
for therein be provided by any member of the TWX Group, then, in the case of clause (x) or (y),
such member of the TWX Group shall honor its obligations with respect to such specific compensation
or benefit items and (C) if, in the case of any TWX Benefit Agreement in effect on the date of this
Agreement, (x) there are any specific compensation or benefit items provided for therein that
TWCable and TWX intend or expect to be provided by any member of the TWCable Group or (y) the terms
of such TWX Benefit Agreement reflect an intent or expectation that any specific compensation or
benefit item provided for therein be provided by any member of the TWCable Group, then, in the case
of clause (x) or (y), such member of the TWCable Group shall honor its obligations with respect to
such specific compensation or benefit items.
SECTION 9.02.
Annual Bonuses for Year of Separation.
Following the end of the
calendar year that includes the Transfer Time, TWX shall inform TWCable in writing of the bonus
payable to each Transferred Employee under the applicable annual incentive plan or arrangement of
TWX or any Subsidiary of TWX with respect to the portion of such calendar year ending at the
Transfer Time. TWCable shall, or shall cause its Affiliates to, pay each Transferred Employee such
bonus promptly following the end of such calendar year. TWX shall promptly thereafter reimburse
TWCable for the aggregate amount of such bonuses paid with respect to the portion of such calendar
year ending at the Transfer Time.
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SECTION 9.03.
Service Credit.
Service of Post-Separation TWCable Employees with any
member of the TWCable Group or any other employer other than any member of the TWX Group from and
after the Separation Date shall not be taken into account for any purpose under the TWX Benefit
Plans, except for purposes of determining the timing of the payment of compensation or the
provision of benefits under any TWX Benefit Plan to the extent that the timing of such payment or
provision is triggered under such TWX Benefit Plan by a Post-Separation TWCable Employees
separation from service from the TWCable Group. TWCable shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to,
credit service accrued by each Post-Separation TWCable Employee with, or otherwise recognized for
benefit plan purposes by, TWX or any Subsidiary of TWX for purposes of (i) eligibility and vesting
under each TWCable Benefit Plan under which service is relevant in determining eligibility and
vesting (including each TWCable Benefit Plan that provides retiree medical benefits, including the
Access 55 Plan), (ii) determining the amount of severance payments and benefits payable under each
TWCable Benefit Plan that provides severance payments or benefits and (iii) in the case of
Transferred Employees, determining the number of vacation days to which each Transferred Employee
will be entitled following the Transfer Time, in the case of clause (i), (ii) and (iii), (A) to the
same extent recognized by TWX or the corresponding TWX Benefit Plan immediately prior to the
Separation Date or Transfer Time, as applicable, and (B) except to the extent such credit would
result in a duplication of benefits for the same period of service.
SECTION 9.04.
Certain Welfare Benefit Plan Matters.
(a) Without limiting the
generality of Section 9.01(b), the Transferred Employees shall cease all participation in all TWX
Benefit Plans that provide life insurance, health care, dental care, accidental death and
dismemberment insurance, disability, severance, vacation or other group welfare or fringe benefits
(
TWX Welfare Plans
) effective as of the Transfer Time. TWCable shall, and shall cause
its Affiliates to, (i) for a period of not less than two years following the Transfer Time, provide
benefits to all Transferred Employees that are substantially comparable in the aggregate to those
provided by TWCable and its Affiliates to similarly situated employees under the TWCable Benefit
Plans that provide life insurance, health care, dental care, accidental death and dismemberment
insurance, disability, severance, vacation or other group welfare or fringe benefits (
TWCable
Welfare Plans
), (ii) waive, or with respect to TWCable Welfare Plans insured through
third-party insurance carriers, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such insurance
carriers to waive, all limitations as to preexisting conditions, exclusions and waiting periods and
actively-at-work requirements with respect to eligibility, participation and coverage requirements
applicable to the Transferred Employees and their dependents under the TWCable Welfare Plans to the
extent satisfied or waived under the applicable corresponding TWX Welfare Plan immediately prior to
the Transfer Time and (iii) provide or, with respect to TWCable Welfare Plans insured through
third-party insurance carriers, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such insurance
carriers to provide, each Transferred Employee and his or her eligible dependents with credit under
the TWCable Welfare Plans for any co-payments, co-insurance and deductibles paid under
corresponding TWX Welfare Plans prior to the Transfer Time in the plan year in which the Transfer
Time occurs for purposes of satisfying any applicable deductible or out-of-pocket requirements
under any
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TWCable Welfare Plans in which the Transferred Employees participate following the Transfer
Time.
(b) Except as otherwise required under applicable Law, TWX shall be responsible in accordance
with the applicable TWX Welfare Plans in effect prior to the Transfer Time for all claims incurred
under such plans prior to the Transfer Time by Transferred Employees and their covered dependents
and beneficiaries. Except as otherwise required under applicable Law, TWCable shall be responsible
in accordance with the applicable TWCable Welfare Plans for all claims incurred from and after the
Transfer Time by Transferred Employees and their covered dependents and beneficiaries. Except as
otherwise provided under applicable Law, for purposes of this Section 9.04(b), a claim shall be
deemed to be incurred as follows: (i) health, dental, vision, employee assistance program and
prescription drug benefits (including in respect of any hospital confinement), upon provision of
such services, materials or supplies, and (ii) life, disability, accidental death and dismemberment
and business travel accident insurance benefits, upon the death, illness or accident giving rise to
such benefits.
SECTION 9.05.
Defined Benefit Pension Plans.
Effective as of the Separation Date,
each Post-Separation TWCable Employee who is a participant as of the Separation Date (or, in the
case of a Transferred Employee, as of immediately prior to the Transfer Time) in one or more TWX
Benefit Plans that are defined benefit pension plans, whether or not tax-qualified (each such plan,
a
TWX Pension Plan
), including the TWX Excess Benefit Pension Plan, shall cease active
participation in such TWX Pension Plans and, without limiting the generality of the first sentence
of Section 9.03, service with any member of the TWCable Group or any other employer other than any
member of the TWX Group from and after the Separation Date shall not be taken into account for any
purpose under such TWX Pension Plans, except for purposes of determining the timing of the payment
of compensation or the provision of benefits under any TWX Pension Plan to the extent that such
payment or provision is triggered under such TWX Pension Plan by a Post-Separation TWCable
Employees separation from service from the TWCable Group. Notwithstanding any provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, on and following the Separation Date, TWX or its applicable Subsidiaries
shall retain, or shall cause the applicable TWX Pension Plans to retain, sponsorship of each TWX
Pension Plan and all assets and Liabilities arising out of or relating to each TWX Pension Plan,
and shall make payments to Post-Separation TWCable Employees and former employees of any member of
the TWCable Group with vested rights thereunder and their applicable beneficiaries, in accordance
with the terms of the applicable TWX Pension Plans as in effect from time to time.
SECTION 9.06.
U.S. Tax-Qualified Savings/401(k) Plan.
Each Transferred Employee
participating in the TWX Benefit Plan that is a defined contribution plan that includes a qualified
cash or deferred arrangement within the meaning of Section 401(k) of the Code (and the related
trust exempt from tax under Section 501(a) of the Code) (
TWX 401(k) Plan
) immediately
prior to the Transfer Time shall become a participant in a TWCable Benefit Plan that is a defined
contribution plan that includes a qualified cash or deferred arrangement within the meaning of
Section 401(k) of the Code (and a related trust exempt from tax under Section 501(a) of the
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Code) (
TWCable 401(k) Plan
) as of the Transfer Time. TWCable shall cause a TWCable
401(k) Plan to allow each Post-Separation TWCable Employee to make a direct rollover to such
TWCable 401(k) Plan of the account balances of such Post-Separation TWCable Employee if such a
rollover is elected in accordance with applicable Law by such Post-Separation TWCable Employee.
TWX and TWCable shall cooperate with each other (and, to the extent permitted under applicable Law,
cause the trustees of the TWX 401(k) Plan and each TWCable 401(k) Plan to cooperate with each
other) with respect to the rollover of the account balances to a TWCable 401(k) Plan. For the
avoidance of doubt, (i) TWX shall have no responsibility for any failure of TWCable to properly
administer any TWCable 401(k) Plan in accordance with its terms and applicable Law, including
without limitation any failure to properly administer the accounts of Post-Separation TWCable
Employees and their beneficiaries who have effected a direct rollover of their account balances
from the TWX 401(k) Plan to any TWCable 401(k) Plan, and TWCable shall indemnify and hold harmless
the members of the TWX Group from all costs, expenses or other damages that may result to any such
members from any such failure and (ii) TWCable shall have no responsibility for any failure of TWX
to properly administer any TWX 401(k) Plan in accordance with its terms and applicable Law,
including any failure to properly administer the accounts of Post-Separation TWCable Employees and
their beneficiaries in such TWX 401(k) Plan, and TWX shall indemnify and hold harmless the members
of the TWCable Group from all costs, expenses or other damages that may result to any such members
from any such failure. TWX shall take all steps necessary, including amending the TWX 401(k) Plan,
so that the Separation shall result in a severance from employment for Post-Separation TWCable
Employees for purposes of the TWX 401(k) Plan.
SECTION 9.07.
Vesting in Pension Benefits.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in Section 9.03 of this Agreement, TWX shall take all steps necessary, including amending any TWX
Benefit Plan, so that, as of the Separation Date, each Post-Separation TWCable Employee is fully
vested in his or her benefits under each TWX Pension Plan and TWX 401(k) Plan in which such
Post-Separation TWCable Employee participated while an employee of a member of the TWX Group.
TWCable shall take all steps necessary, including amending any TWCable Benefit Plan, so that, as of
the Separation Date, each employee of any member of the TWX Group is fully vested in his or her
benefits under each TWCable Benefit Plan that is a defined benefit pension plan, whether or not
tax-qualified, and each TWCable 401(k) Plan in which such employee participated while an employee
of a member of the TWCable Group.
SECTION 9.08.
Trust Separation.
The Time Warner Inc. Master Pension Trust (the
Pension Trust
) shall be separated with respect to the assets of the Time Warner Pension
Plan, on the one hand, and the assets of the Time Warner Cable Pension Plan and the Time Warner
Cable Union Pension Plan, on the other hand. The Time Warner Defined Contribution Plans Master
Trust (the
Defined Contribution Trust
) shall be separated with respect to the assets of
the Time Warner Savings Plan and the assets of the TWC Savings Plan. The parties shall cooperate
in good faith to complete such separation on commercially reasonable terms and conditions, no later
than the Separation Date, taking into consideration the best interests of the plan participants as
determined by the appropriate plan sponsor or fiduciary, including the appointment of separate
trustees
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and establishment of separate trust agreements. Upon separation of the Pension Trust, the
assets allocated to the Time Warner Pension Plan, on the one hand, and the assets allocated to the
Time Warner Cable Pension Plan and the Time Warner Cable Union Pension Plan, on the other hand,
shall be transferred to separate trusts or funding arrangements established for such plans in
accordance with the directions of the applicable plan sponsor or fiduciary. Upon separation of the
Defined Contribution Trust, the assets allocated to the Time Warner Savings Plan and the TWC
Savings Plan shall be transferred to separate trusts or funding arrangements established for such
plans in accordance with the directions of the applicable plan sponsor or fiduciary.
SECTION 9.09.
Deferred Compensation.
(a) TWCable hereby acknowledges that each of
the employees or former employees whose name is set forth on Schedule 9.09(a) has been granted
deferred compensation (
Employee Deferred Compensation
) that has been deposited in one or
more special accounts (the
Deferred Compensation Accounts
) maintained on the books of one
or more TWE grantor trusts for such employees or former employees benefit, as described in such
employees or former employees employment agreement. TWX hereby acknowledges that, as of the date
of this Agreement, no employee or former employee of any member of the TWCable Group or any member
of the TWX Group, other than the individuals whose names are set forth on Schedule 9.09(a), has
been granted Employee Deferred Compensation that has been deposited in Deferred Compensation
Accounts maintained on the books of a TWE grantor trust. The parties shall cooperate in good faith
to arrange for the transfer of the administration of such trusts to TWCable on commercially
reasonable terms and conditions no later than the Separation Date, taking into consideration the
best interests of the affected employees as determined by the appropriate plan sponsor or
fiduciary.
(b) TWX shall retain, or cause any member of the TWX Group to retain, all assets and all
Liabilities arising out of or relating to the TWX 2004 Deferred Compensation Plan, the TWX 2005
Deferred Compensation Plan, the TWX Excess Benefit Pension Plan and all other TWX Benefit Plans
that provide for nonqualified deferred compensation, and all trusts relating to such TWX Benefit
Plans, including any grantor or rabbi trust, and shall make payments to all participants in such
plans who are Post-Separation TWCable Employees or former employees of any member of the TWCable
Group and their respective beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan.
TWCable shall retain, or cause any member of the TWCable Group to retain, all assets and all
Liabilities arising out of or relating to the TWE Deferred Compensation Plan, the TWCable Excess
Benefit Pension Plan and all other TWCable Benefit Plans that provide for nonqualified deferred
compensation, and all trusts relating to such TWCable Benefit Plans, including any grantor or
rabbi trust, and shall make payments to all participants in such plans who are current or former
employees of any member of the TWX Group and their respective beneficiaries in accordance with the
terms of the applicable plan.
(c) TWX and TWCable acknowledge that neither the Separation nor any of the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement will trigger a payment or distribution of compensation under the TWX
2004 Deferred Compensation Plan, the TWX 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan, the TWX Excess Benefit
Pension Plan, the
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TWX 1993 Deferred Compensation Plan or the TWX Excess Profit Sharing Plan (each, a
TWX
Nonqualified Plan
) for any Post-Separation TWCable Employee and, consequently, that the
payment or distribution of any compensation to which any Post-Separation TWCable Employee is
entitled under any TWX Nonqualified Plan will occur upon such Post-Separation TWCable Employees
separation from service from the TWCable Group or at such other time as provided in such TWX
Nonqualified Plan or such TWCable Employees deferral election. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
TWX and TWCable reasonably determine that the Separation or any other transaction contemplated by
this Agreement will trigger a payment or distribution of compensation under any TWX Nonqualified
Plan for any Post-Separation TWCable Employee, TWX and TWCable shall cooperate in good faith so
that neither the Separation nor any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement will
trigger any such payment or distribution;
provided
,
however
, that neither TWX nor
TWCable shall be required to take any action to the extent that such action would cause any TWX
Nonqualified Plan or payment thereunder to fail to comply with Section 409A of the Code. In
addition, if requested by TWCable, TWX shall allow, or cause any member of the TWX Group to allow,
each Post-Separation TWCable Employee to elect in 2008, but no later than the Separation Date, to
change the time and/or form of each of such employees distributions under the TWX 2004 Deferred
Compensation Plan and the TWX 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan, in a manner consistent with Section
409A of the Code. If requested by TWCable, and if such elections would be compliant with
applicable Law, TWX shall use commercially reasonable efforts to allow, or cause any member of the
TWX Group to allow, each Post-Separation TWCable Employee to elect in 2008, but no later than the
Separation Date, to change the time and/or form of each of such employees distributions under the
TWX Excess Benefit Pension Plan.
(d) TWX and TWCable shall cooperate in good faith so that the Separation will not result in
adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code to any current or former employee of any
member of the TWX Group or any member of the TWCable Group, or their respective beneficiaries, in
respect of his or her benefits under any TWX Benefit Plan or TWCable Benefit Plan.
(e) TWX and TWCable shall cooperate in good faith so that each company owned life insurance
policy that is an asset of the TWE Deferred Compensation Plan is held in the name of a member of
the TWCable Group as of the Separation Date.
SECTION 9.10.
Flexible Spending Accounts.
TWCable shall, or shall cause its
Affiliates to, have in effect, as of the Transfer Time, flexible spending reimbursement accounts
under a cafeteria plan qualifying under Section 125 of the Code (
TWCable Cafeteria Plan
)
that provide benefits to each Transferred Employee that are substantially comparable to those
provided to such Transferred Employee under the flexible spending reimbursement accounts under the
cafeteria plan in which such Transferred Employee participates immediately prior to the Transfer
Time (as applicable,
TWX Cafeteria Plan
). TWCable shall, or shall cause its Affiliates
to, cause the TWCable Cafeteria Plan to accept, effective as of the Transfer Time, a spin-off of
the flexible spending reimbursement accounts of Transferred Employees from the TWX Cafeteria Plan
and to honor and continue through the end of the plan year in which the
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Transfer Time occurs the elections made by each Transferred Employee under the TWX Cafeteria
Plan for the plan year in which the Transfer Time occurs. As soon as practicable, but no later
than 45 days, following the Transfer Time, TWX shall cause to be transferred from the TWX Cafeteria
Plan to the TWCable Cafeteria Plan the excess, if any, of the aggregate accumulated contributions
to the flexible spending reimbursement accounts made prior to the Transfer Time during the plan
year in which the Transfer Time occurs by Transferred Employees under the TWX Cafeteria Plan over
the aggregate reimbursement payouts made to the Transferred Employees prior to the Transfer Time
for such plan year from such accounts. If the aggregate reimbursement payouts made to Transferred
Employees prior to the Transfer Time from the flexible spending reimbursement accounts during the
plan year in which the Transfer Time occurs exceed the aggregate accumulated contributions to such
accounts made by the Transferred Employees prior to the Transfer Time for such plan year, TWCable
shall cause such excess to be transferred to TWX as soon as practicable, but no later than 45 days,
following the Transfer Time. Notwithstanding Section 9.04(b) above, on and after the Transfer
Time, TWCable or its Affiliates shall assume and be solely responsible for all claims by
Transferred Employees under the TWX Cafeteria Plan that were incurred in the year in which the
Transfer Time occurs, whether incurred prior to, on or after the Transfer Time, that have not been
paid in full as of the Transfer Time. On or before the Transfer Time, TWCable shall provide TWX
with documentation evidencing the proper amendment to the TWCable Cafeteria Plan to reflect the
provisions of this Section 9.10.
SECTION 9.11.
Transportation Reimbursement Accounts.
As soon as practicable
following the Transfer Time, TWX shall cause the account balances of Transferred Employees under
the TWX Transportation Reimbursement Account (
TRA
) Plan to be transferred to the TWCable
TRA Plan. Any claims of Transferred Employees incurred prior to the date of transfer of such
account balances and not paid as of such date shall be paid by the TWCable TRA Plan.
SECTION 9.12.
Vacation.
Promptly following the Transfer Time, TWX shall make a cash
payment to each Transferred Employee for any vacation or annual leave days accrued or earned for
the year in which the Transfer Time occurs, but not yet used by such Transferred Employee as of the
Transfer Time. TWCable shall not assume any Liability for such vacation or annual leave days.
SECTION 9.13.
TWX Equity Awards.
On and following the Separation Date, each
outstanding share of TWX Common Stock that is subject to restrictions based on performance or
continuing service, option to purchase TWX Common Stock and performance stock unit and restricted
stock unit payable in shares of TWX Common Stock or the value of which is determined by reference
to the value of shares of TWX Common Stock, in each case that was granted under or pursuant to any
equity compensation plan of TWX (each such share, option, performance stock unit or restricted
stock unit, a
TWX Equity Compensation Award
), that, immediately prior to the Separation
Date, is held by any Post-Separation TWCable Employee or former employee of any member of the
TWCable Group shall be treated as provided in the equity compensation plan under which such TWX
Equity Compensation Award was granted, the award agreement governing such TWX Equity Compensation
Award and any
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employment agreement to which such Post-Separation TWCable Employee or former employee is a
party as in effect on the date of this Agreement;
provided
,
however
, that any such
TWX Equity Compensation Award that is not forfeited by its holder as a result of the Separation
shall be adjusted to reflect the Separation in the same manner, if any, as similar TWX Equity
Compensation Awards held by employees of the TWX Group immediately prior to the Separation (other
than Transferred Employees) are adjusted, as determined in the sole discretion of TWX;
provided
further
,
however
, that TWX may amend any such TWX Equity Compensation Award in any
manner that TWX determines is necessary in order to avoid additional Taxes and penalties under
Section 409A of the Code. TWX hereby acknowledges that each Post-Separation TWCable Employee who,
on the Separation Date, meets the eligibility requirements for retirement treatment in the event of
a voluntary termination of employment with respect to any TWX Equity Compensation Award held by
such Post-Separation TWCable Employee on the Separation Date, as determined under the applicable
equity compensation plan or award agreement, will, in connection with the Separation, receive the
benefit of any provisions of such equity compensation plan or award agreement that provide for
accelerated vesting of such TWX Equity Compensation Award or an extended time period to exercise
any such TWX Equity Compensation Award that is a vested stock option in connection with a
termination of employment due to retirement.
SECTION 9.14.
Employer Rights.
Except as expressly provided herein, nothing in this
Agreement shall prohibit any member of the TWX Group or any member of the TWCable Group from
amending, modifying or terminating any employee benefit plan, program or arrangement at any time
within its sole discretion, and this Agreement is not intended to create or amend any Benefit Plan.
SECTION 9.15.
No Rights Conferred on Employees.
Nothing herein expressed or implied
shall confer upon any current or former employees of TWX or TWCable, or any of their respective
Subsidiaries, any rights or remedies of any nature or kind whatsoever under or by reason of the
Agreement, including, without limitation, any right to employment or continued employment for any
specified period.
SECTION 9.16.
Miscellaneous.
(a) Following the date of this Agreement, TWX and
TWCable shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable
efforts to cooperate with respect to any employee compensation or benefits matters that the parties
reasonably agree require the cooperation of both parties and that are not the subject of a specific
agreement in any other provision of this Article IX.
(b) Prior to the Separation Date, TWX and TWCable shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to (i) negotiate with the current third-party providers to separate and assign the applicable
rights and obligations under each group insurance policy, health maintenance organization,
administrative services contract, third-party administrator agreement, letter of understanding or
arrangement that pertains to one or more TWX Welfare Plans and one or more TWCable Welfare Plans
(each, a
Vendor Contract
) to the extent that such rights or obligations pertain to
Post-Separation TWCable Employees, (ii) obtain and maintain pricing discounts or other preferential
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terms under the Vendor Contracts and (iii) maintain the premium and administrative rates under
the Vendor Contracts in effect immediately prior to the Separation Date based on the aggregate
number of participants in the TWX Welfare Plans and TWCable Welfare Plans. At TWCables reasonable
request, TWCable and TWX shall use commercially reasonable efforts so that the TWCable Group may
participate in the terms and conditions of such Vendor Contracts until a date that is not later
than December 31, 2009. Prior to the Separation Date, TWX and TWCable shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to negotiate with applicable consultants, plan auditors, investment advisors,
legal advisors and other third-party providers of services to TWX in connection with the Benefit
Plans to maintain pricing discounts or other preferential terms in effect as of immediately prior
to the Separation Date.
(c) TWCable hereby acknowledges that TWX has provided administration services for certain
TWCable Benefit Plans, including the TWE Deferred Compensation Plan, the TWCable Excess Benefit
Pension Plan and the Deferred Compensation Accounts, and TWCable agrees to assume responsibility
for the administration and administration costs of such plans. The parties shall cooperate in good
faith to complete such transfer of responsibility on commercially reasonable terms and conditions
effective no later than the Separation Date.
ARTICLE X
Other Matters
SECTION 10.01.
Tax Matters.
This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (other than
the Tax Matters Agreement) shall not govern indemnification for, or other matters relating to,
Taxes, which shall be governed exclusively by the Tax Matters Agreement.
SECTION 10.02.
Insurance.
(a) Without limiting any of the rights or obligations of
the parties pursuant to Section 10.02(b), TWX and TWCable acknowledge that, as of the Separation
Date, TWX intends to take such action as it may deem necessary or desirable to remove the members
of the TWCable Group and their respective employees, officers and directors as insured parties
under any policy of insurance issued to any member of the TWX Group by any insurance carrier in
respect of periods following the Separation Date, and to cancel or transfer, effective as of the
Separation Date, any surety bond issued by any member of the TWX Group on behalf of TWCable, and
that the TWCable Group will not be entitled, absent mutual agreement otherwise, to make any claims
for insurance thereunder either to the extent such claims are based upon conduct or injury or other
events occurring following the Separation Date or to the extent such claims are precluded by the
terms of any such policies. No member of the TWX Group shall be deemed to have made any
representation or warranty as to the availability of any coverage under any such insurance policy.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, TWX shall, and shall cause the other members of the TWX Group to,
use commercially reasonable efforts to take such actions as are necessary to cause all
occurrence-based insurance policies of the TWX Group that immediately prior to the Separation
provide coverage to or with respect to the TWCable Business to continue to
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provide such coverage with respect to acts, omissions, and events occurring prior to the
Separation in accordance with their terms as if the Separation had not occurred.
(b) From and after the Separation Date, the members of each of the TWX Group and the TWCable
Group shall have the right to assert Pre-Separation Occurrence Based Insurance Claims and to
resolve such existing and pending Pre-Separation Insurance Claims under the applicable TWX
insurance policies up to the full extent of the applicable and available limits of Liability of
such policy.
(c) With respect to Pre-Separation Occurrence Based Insurance Claims, whether or not known or
reported prior to the Separation Date, TWCable shall, or shall cause the applicable member of the
TWCable Group to, report such claims arising from the TWCable Business directly to the applicable
insurer and TWCable shall, or shall cause the applicable member of TWCable Group to, individually,
and not jointly, assume and be responsible for the reimbursement Liability (
i.e.
,
deductible or retention) related to its portion of the Liability and/or any retrospective premium
charges associated with the claim so submitted by it, unless otherwise agreed in writing by TWX.
TWX shall, and shall cause each member of the TWX Group to, cooperate and assist the applicable
member of the TWCable Group with respect to such claims and TWX and TWCable shall, and shall cause
the member of their respective Groups to, take all actions reasonably necessary to cause the
insurers to agree that such Liability shall be the individual Liability of the applicable member of
the TWCable Group, which shall include arranging for the applicable member of the TWCable Group to
post any such collateral in respect of the reimbursement obligations as may reasonably be requested
by the insurers. If any insurer does not agree that such Liabilities are the individual Liability
of the applicable member of the TWCable Group, the applicable member of the TWCable Group shall
continue to reimburse TWX for all such Liability costs in the same manner as prior to the
Separation Date.
(d) TWX shall not be liable to TWCable for claims, or portions of claims, not reimbursed by
insurers under any policy for any reason, including coinsurance provisions, deductibles, quota
share deductibles, self-insured retentions, bankruptcy or insolvency of any insurance carrier(s),
policy limitations or restrictions (including exhaustion of limits), any coverage disputes, any
failure to timely file a claim by any member of the TWX Group or any member of the TWCable Group,
or any defect in such claim or its processing. In the event that insurable claims of both TWX and
TWCable (or the members of their respective Groups) exist relating to the same occurrence, the
Parties shall jointly defend and waive any conflict of interest necessary to the conduct of the
joint defense and shall not settle or compromise any such claim without the consent of the other
(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed subject to the terms and conditions of
the applicable insurance policy). Nothing in this Section 10.02 shall be construed to limit or
otherwise alter in any way the obligations of the Parties, including those created by this
Agreement, by operation of Law or otherwise.
(e) The Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with respect to the
various insurance matters contemplated by this Section 10.02.
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SECTION 10.03.
No Representations or Warranties.
EACH PARTY, ON BEHALF OF ITSELF
AND, IN THE CASE OF EITHER TWX OR TWCABLE, ALL MEMBERS OF ITS RESPECTIVE GROUP, UNDERSTANDS AND
AGREES THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, (A) NO MEMBER OF
THE TWX GROUP, THE TWCABLE GROUP OR ANY OTHER PERSON IS MAKING ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF
ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO ANY PARTY OR ANY MEMBER OF ANY GROUP IN ANY WAY WITH
RESPECT TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THE BUSINESS ASSETS, CONDITION OR PROSPECTS
(FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE) OF, OR ANY OTHER MATTER INVOLVING, ANY ASSETS OF TWCABLE OR TWX, ANY
LIABILITIES OF TWCABLE OR TWX, THE TWCABLE BUSINESS OR THE TWX BUSINESS; AND (B) EXCEPT AS SET
FORTH HEREIN OR IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, NONE OF TWX, TWCABLE, ANY MEMBER OF THE TWX GROUP OR
THE TWCABLE GROUP OR ANY OTHER PERSON MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE
SEPARATION, THE ENTERING INTO OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
ARTICLE XI
Termination
SECTION 11.01.
Termination.
(a) This Agreement may be terminated at any time by the
mutual consent of the Parties hereto.
(b) Prior to the Special Dividend Payment Date, each of the TWX Parties and the TWCable
Parties shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time if there shall have been a
Material Adverse Effect on TWCable, subject to providing the other party with written notice of
their intent to terminate;
provided
,
however
, that the notice period shall be the
shorter of (i) 30 days or (ii) the time remaining between the determination of the occurrence of
the Material Adverse Effect on TWCable and the Special Dividend Declaration Date or, if the Special
Dividend Declaration Date has already occurred, the Special Dividend Payment Date.
(c) After the TWNY Exchange, each of TWX and TWCable shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement if there shall have been issued a permanent injunction or other similar Government Order
preventing the consummation of the Separation and such injunction or Government Order shall have
become final and not subject to appeal or other review.
(d) If the TWNY Exchange shall not have occurred by March 31, 2009, this Agreement shall be
automatically terminated.
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SECTION 11.02.
Effect of Termination.
In the event of any termination of this
Agreement, no Party to this Agreement (or any of its directors or officers) shall have any
Liability or further obligation under this Agreement to any other Party.
ARTICLE XII
Miscellaneous
SECTION 12.01.
Expenses.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or any of
the Ancillary Agreements, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Separation shall be
paid by the Party incurring such fees or expenses, whether or not the Separation is consummated.
SECTION 12.02.
Amendment; Extension; Waiver.
This Agreement may be amended, modified
or supplemented only by a written agreement signed by each of the Parties hereto and, in the case
of TWCable, following approval by the Special Committee. At any time prior to the Separation Date,
TWX and TWCable may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts
of the other Parties, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained in
this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant to this Agreement or (c) waive compliance with
any of the agreements or conditions contained in this Agreement. Any agreement on the part of a
Party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing
signed on behalf of such Party. The failure of any Party to this Agreement to assert any of its
rights under this Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute a waiver of such rights.
SECTION 12.03.
Notices.
All notices, requests, claims, demands and other
communications under this Agreement and any of the Ancillary Agreements shall be in writing and
shall be deemed given upon receipt by the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other
address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice):
if to TWX, WCI, ATC or Historic TW, to:
Time Warner Inc.
One Time Warner Center
New York, NY 10019
Attention: General Counsel
Fax: (212) 484-7167
with a copy to:
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Worldwide Plaza
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
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Attention: Richard Hall
Fax: (212) 474-3700
if to TWCable, TWE or TWNY, to:
Time Warner Cable Inc.
One Time Warner Center
North Tower
New York, NY 10019
Attention: Marc Lawrence-Apfelbaum
Fax: (704) 973-6201
with a copy to:
James E. Copeland, Jr.
c/o Deloitte Services LLP
285 Peachtree Center Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30303
Fax: (404) 631-8671
with an additional copy to:
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6064
Attention: Robert B. Schumer
Ariel J. Deckelbaum
Fax: (212) 757-3990
with an additional copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Four Times Square
New York, NY 10036
Attention: Stephen F. Arcano
Fax: (212) 735-2000
SECTION 12.04.
Interpretation.
When a reference is made in this Agreement to a
Section or Article, such reference shall be to a Section or Article of this Agreement unless
otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for
reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement. Whenever the words include, includes or including are used in this Agreement,
they shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation.
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SECTION 12.05.
Severability.
If any term or other provision of this Agreement is
invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule or Law, or public policy, all other
conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so
long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in
any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other
provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, TWX and TWCable shall negotiate in
good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely
as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled
to the extent possible.
SECTION 12.06.
Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become
effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to
the other Parties.
SECTION 12.07.
Effect on Prior Agreements.
This Agreement, taken together with the
Ancillary Agreements, constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the Separation. In the
event there is any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and provisions of prior
written or oral agreements between TWX or its Affiliates and TWCable or its Affiliates, the
provisions of this Agreement shall govern, and such provisions in such prior agreements are deemed
to be amended so as to conform with this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing and for the
avoidance of doubt, nothing herein is intended to amend, limit, abrogate or otherwise modify the
rights and obligations of any member of the TWX Group or the TWCable Group pursuant to (a) that
certain Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2003, by and among TWE,
WCI, TWX and TWCable, (b) that certain Amended and Restated Initial TWIC Contribution Agreement,
dated as of March 28, 2003, by and among TWI Cable Inc., WCI and TWX, (c) the Amended and Restated
Contribution Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2003, by and among TWCable, WCI and TWX, (d) the
Reimbursement Agreement (but subject to the Reimbursement Agreement Amendment and Transition
Services Agreement), (e) the Intellectual Property Agreement dated as of August 20, 2002 by and
between TWE and WCI and the amendment thereto, dated as of March 31, 2003, by and between TWE and
WCI and (f) the Intellectual Property Agreement dated as of August 20, 2002 by and between TWCable
and WCI and the amendment thereto, dated as of March 31, 2003, by and between TWCable and WCI.
SECTION 12.08.
No Third Party Beneficiaries.
Nothing in this Agreement, express or
implied, is intended to confer upon any Person other than the Parties and their respective
successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason
of this Agreement.
SECTION 12.09.
Relationship of Parties.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or
construed by the Parties or any third party as creating a relationship of principal and agent,
partnership or joint venture between the Parties, it being understood
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and agreed that no provision contained herein, and no act of the Parties, shall be deemed to
create any relationship between the Parties other than the relationship set forth herein.
SECTION 12.10.
Survival of Representations, Covenants and Agreements.
All
representations and warranties of the Parties contained in this Agreement shall enter into force
and effect upon the signing of this Agreement and shall expire and be of no further force and
effect from and after the Separation Date. All covenants and agreements of the Parties contained
in this Agreement shall survive until performed or discharged in full in accordance with their
respective terms and shall be unaffected by any sale or other transfer by the TWX Group, on the one
hand, or the TWCable Group, on the other hand, of any of their respective assets or businesses or
the assignment by the TWX Group, on the one hand, or the TWCable Group, on the other hand, of any
of their respective Liabilities. In particular, the covenant contained in Section 4.14 shall
survive in perpetuity. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no
Party shall be liable under this Agreement to any other Party for any consequential, punitive,
special, incidental or indirect damages, including lost profits.
SECTION 12.11.
Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York, regardless of the laws that might otherwise
govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof, except to the extent the Laws of
Delaware are mandatorily applicable to any of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION 12.12.
Assignment.
Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests
or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or
otherwise by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties. Any purported
assignment without such consent shall be void. Subject to the preceding sentences, this Agreement
will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their
respective successors and assigns.
SECTION 12.13.
Enforcement.
The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in
the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements were not
performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly
agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches
of this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements and to enforce specifically the terms and
provisions of this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements in any New York state court or
any Federal court located in the State of New York or the State of Delaware or in any Delaware
state court, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in
equity. In addition, each of the Parties hereto (a) consents to submit itself to the personal
jurisdiction of any New York state court or any Federal court located in the State of New York or
the State of Delaware or any Delaware state court in the event any dispute arises out of the
Separation, (b) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by
motion or other request for leave from any such court, (c) agrees that it will not bring any Action
relating to the Separation in any court other than any New York state court or any Federal court
sitting in the State of New York or the State of Delaware
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or any Delaware state court and (d) waives any right to trial by jury with respect to any
Action related to or arising out of this Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements or the
Separation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be signed by their duly
authorized representatives.
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TIME WARNER INC.,
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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.,
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TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.,
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TW NY CABLE HOLDING INC.,
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WARNER COMMUNICATIONS INC.,
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Exhibit 99.2
EXECUTION COPY
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT (this
Agreement
), dated as of May 20, 2008, between TIME WARNER INC.,
a Delaware corporation (
TWX
), and TIME WARNER CABLE INC., a
Delaware corporation (
Cable
, and together with TWX, the
Companies
).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, as of the date of this Agreement, TWX is the common parent of a Consolidated Group
that includes the Cable Consolidated Group;
WHEREAS the Companies are parties to the Amended and Restated Tax Matters Agreement dated as
of June 8, 2006 (the
First Amended and Restated TMA
);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Separation Agreement, the Companies have agreed to effect the
Transactions;
WHEREAS the Companies intend that, with respect to: (i) the TWNY Exchange, that it qualifies
for non-recognition of gain and loss under Sections 351(a) and/or 361 of the Code; (ii) each step
of the Internal Restructuring, that it qualifies for the Intended Tax Treatment described for such
step on Exhibit A; (iii) the Special Dividend, that it qualifies as an intercompany distribution to
the extent that it is received by TWX (within the meaning of Section 1.1502-13 of the Treasury
Regulations); (iv) the Recapitalization, that it qualifies for non-recognition of gain and loss
under Sections 368(a)(1)(E) and/or 1036(a) of the Code; (v) the Distribution, that it qualifies for
non-recognition of gain and loss under Section 355 of the Code; and (vi) all of the Transactions,
that no excess loss account (within the meaning of Section 1.1502-19 of the Treasury Regulations)
with respect to the Cable Capital Stock is taken into account as income or gain; in the case of
each of clauses (i) through (vi), other than income or gain arising from any imputed income or
other adjustment to TWX, Cable or their Subsidiaries if and to the extent that the Separation
Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements are determined to have terms that are not at arms length
(the
Intended Tax Treatment
).
WHEREAS, after the Distribution, the members of the Cable Consolidated Group shall cease to be
members of the TWX Consolidated Group; and
WHEREAS the Companies desire to maintain certain existing agreements in the First Amended and
Restated TMA and to memorialize certain new agreements relating to the Transactions.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the
Companies hereby amend and restate the First Amended and Restated TMA, in its entirety, as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
SECTION 1.01. Definition of Terms. The following terms shall have the following meanings
(such meanings to apply equally to both the singular and the plural forms of the terms defined).
All Section and Article references are to this Agreement unless otherwise stated. Terms used but
not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Separation Agreement.
Adjustment
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.05.
Agreement
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Agreement Year
shall mean any taxable year (or portion thereof) in which the Cable
Consolidated Group is included in the TWX Consolidated Group.
ATC Merger
has the meaning set forth in Exhibit A.
Business Day
shall mean any day on which the New York Stock Exchange, or its
successor, is open for trading.
Cable
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Cable Capital Stock
shall mean (i) all classes or series of capital stock of Cable
and all other instruments treated as equity in Cable for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (ii)
all options, warrants and other rights to acquire such capital stock or other instruments.
Cable Consolidated Group
shall mean the Consolidated Group of which Cable would be
the common parent if it were not included in the TWX Consolidated Group.
Cable Estimated Tax Payments
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).
Cable Return Items
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(c).
Cable Tax Opinion
has the meaning set forth for the term
TWCable Tax
Opinion
in the Separation Agreement.
Cable Tax Package
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(b).
Cable Tax Representations
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.05(a).
Comcast Redemption Agreement
shall mean the Redemption Agreement, by and among
Cable, Cable Holdco II Inc., Comcast Corporation, Comcast
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Cable Communications Holdings, Inc., and certain other parties, dated as of April 20, 2005, as
amended.
Comcast Tax Matters Agreement
shall mean the Tax Matters Agreement entered into as
of July 31, 2006, by and among Cable, Cable Holdco II Inc., Comcast Corporation and Comcast Cable
Communications Holdings, Inc.
Comcast Transactions
shall mean the transactions contemplated by the Comcast
Redemption Agreement.
Companies
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Consolidated Group
shall mean an affiliated group of corporations (within the
meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code) electing to file consolidated federal income tax returns.
EC Merger
has the meaning set forth in Exhibit A.
Estimated Tax Payments
shall mean the TWX Estimated Tax Payments and the Cable
Estimated Tax Payments.
Federal Taxes
shall mean Taxes imposed by the Code (including pursuant to Sections
11, 55 and 59A of the Code) or otherwise imposed by federal income tax law;
provided
,
however
, that Federal Taxes shall not include any Transaction Taxes.
Final Determination
shall mean (i) any final determination of liability in respect
of a Tax that, under applicable Law, is not subject to further appeal, review or modification
through proceedings or otherwise (including the expiration of a statute of limitations or period
for the filing of claims for refunds, amended tax returns or appeals from adverse determinations),
including a determination as defined in Section 1313(a) of the Code or execution of an IRS Form
870AD or (ii) the payment of Tax by TWX or Cable or any of their respective Subsidiaries, whichever
is responsible for payment of such Tax under applicable Law, with respect to any item disallowed or
adjusted by a Taxing Authority;
provided
,
however
, that such responsible Company
determined that no action should be taken to recoup such payment and the other Company agrees.
First Amended and Restated TMA
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
First Internal Split-Off
has the meaning set forth in Exhibit A.
Group
shall mean either the TWX Consolidated Group or the Cable Consolidated Group,
or both, as the context requires.
Indemnifying Party
shall mean a Company that has any obligation to indemnify an
Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement.
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Indemnitee
shall mean a Company entitled to indemnification by an Indemnifying Party
pursuant to this Agreement.
Intended Tax Treatment
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Internal Restructuring
shall mean the EC Merger, the TWCo Merger, the ATC Merger,
the First Internal Split-Off and the Second Internal Split-Off, in each case substantially as
described in Exhibit A.
IRS
shall mean the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
IRS Ruling
shall mean any private letter ruling issued to TWX by the IRS to the
effect that the Transactions qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment.
Ordinary Taxes
shall mean Taxes other than Transaction Taxes.
Ownership Change
shall mean one or more persons acquiring, directly or indirectly,
an interest in the relevant Company representing (i) 25% of the total combined voting power of all
classes of stock entitled to vote (within the meaning of Section 355(d)(4) of the Code) or (ii)
25% of the total value of shares of all classes of stock (within the meaning of Section 355(d)(4)
of the Code).
Parent Group
shall mean the Consolidated Group of which TWX is the common parent,
excluding any corporation that is a member of the Cable Consolidated Group.
Post-Distribution Year
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).
Preliminary Payments
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04.
Pro Forma Cable Return
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).
Pro Forma Parent Return
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).
Pro Forma Returns
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).
Records
has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01.
Rep Letters
shall mean letters setting forth reasonable and customary
representations (that are true and correct) regarding certain facts in existence at the applicable
time.
Ruling Request
shall mean any request by TWX for a private letter ruling from the
IRS to the effect that the Transactions qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment.
Second Internal Split-Off
has the meaning set forth in Exhibit A.
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Separation Agreement
shall mean the Separation Agreement dated as of May 20, 2008,
among TWX, Cable, TWE, TWNY, WCI, Historic TW and ATC.
Tax Attributes
shall mean any net operating losses, net capital losses, excess tax
credits or other tax attributes.
Tax Representations
shall mean the TWX Tax Representations and the Cable Tax
Representations.
Taxes
shall mean all forms of taxation or duties imposed, or required to be
collected or withheld, including charges, together with any related interest, penalties or other
additional amounts.
Taxing Authority
shall mean any Governmental Authority imposing Taxes.
Transactions
has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
Transaction Tax Contest
shall mean an audit, review, examination or any other
administrative or judicial proceeding, in each case by any Governmental Authority, with the purpose
or effect of determining or redetermining Transaction Taxes.
Transaction Taxes
shall mean all (i) Taxes resulting from the failure of any of the
Transactions to qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment, (ii) Taxes described in clause (i) of any
third party for which TWX, Cable or any of their respective Subsidiaries is or becomes liable for
any reason and (iii) reasonable, out-of-pocket legal, accounting and other advisory and court fees
incurred in connection with liability for Taxes described in clauses (i) or (ii).
Treasury Regulations
shall mean the U.S. Treasury regulations promulgated pursuant
to the Code.
TWCo Merger
has the meaning set forth in Exhibit A.
TWX
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
TWX Consolidated Group
shall mean any Consolidated Group of which TWX is a member.
TWX Consolidated Return
shall mean the consolidated federal income tax return of the
TWX Consolidated Group for any taxable year.
TWX Estimated Tax Payments
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b).
TWX Tax Representations
shall mean any representations made by TWX or its Affiliates
in Rep Letters that serve as a basis for the TWX Tax Opinion or that are included in any Ruling
Request.
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ARTICLE II
Consolidated Tax Periods
SECTION 2.01.
Filing of Consolidated Returns and Payment of Consolidated Tax
Liability.
(a) TWX shall include the Cable Consolidated Group in each TWX Consolidated
Return, for all taxable years (or portions thereof that include the date of the Distribution) in
which TWX files a TWX Consolidated Return and is entitled to include the Cable Consolidated Group
in such returns under Sections 1501, 1504, or successor provisions, of the Code.
(b) TWX, Cable, and the other members of the TWX Consolidated Group shall file any and all
consents, elections or other documents and take any other actions necessary or appropriate to
effect the filing of a TWX Consolidated Return.
(c) For any Agreement Year, TWX shall pay, to the IRS, the Federal Taxes of the TWX
Consolidated Group and shall indemnify and hold harmless Cable against such Federal Taxes;
provided
,
however
, that, for any Agreement Year, Cable shall make payments to TWX
or receive payments from TWX as provided in this Agreement.
SECTION 2.02.
Pro Forma Returns.
(a) For each Agreement Year, TWX shall prepare (i)
a
pro
forma
federal income tax return for the Cable Consolidated Group (a
Pro
Forma Cable Return
) showing a hypothetical consolidated federal income tax return for the
Cable Consolidated Group as if the Cable Consolidated Group had never been included in the TWX
Consolidated Group, and (ii) a
pro
forma
federal income tax return for the Parent
Group (a
Pro Forma Parent Return
, and together with any Pro Forma Cable Return, the
Pro Forma Returns
), showing a hypothetical consolidated federal income tax return for the
Parent Group.
(b) Cable shall provide to TWX all information requested by TWX as reasonably necessary to
prepare the TWX Consolidated Return and the Pro Forma Cable Return (such information, the
Cable Tax Package
). The Cable Tax Package shall be provided to TWX on a basis consistent
with current practices of the TWX Consolidated Group. Cable shall also provide to TWX information
required to determine the Estimated Tax Payments (as defined in Section 2.03), current federal
taxable income and current and deferred Tax liabilities. Each Pro Forma Cable Return shall be
prepared based on the applicable Cable Tax Package.
(c) Each Pro Forma Return for a Group shall reflect any Tax Attributes from prior Pro Forma
Returns for such Group that could have been utilized by such Group if the Cable Consolidated Group
had never been included in the TWX Consolidated Group and if all Pro Forma Returns for such Group
had been actual federal income tax returns.
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(d) Each Pro Forma Return for a Group shall be prepared in a manner that reflects all
elections, positions and methods used in the TWX Consolidated Return that must be applied on a
consolidated basis, and otherwise:
(i) the Pro Forma Parent Return shall be prepared in a manner consistent with the TWX
Consolidated Return; and
(ii) the Pro Forma Cable Return shall be prepared in a manner consistent with past
practices of the Cable Consolidated Group or its predecessors.
(e) The provisions of the Code that require consolidated computations, including Section 861
of the Code, Sections 1201 through 1212 of the Code and Section 1231 of the Code, shall be applied
to each Group as if they were separate affiliated groups, except that:
(i) the Pro Forma Cable Return prepared for the last taxable year, or portion thereof,
during which the Cable Consolidated Group is included in the TWX Consolidated Return shall
include any income, gains or losses of the members of the Cable Consolidated Group on
transactions within the Cable Consolidated Group that must be taken into account pursuant
to Section 1.1502-13 of the Treasury Regulations and any income of the members of the Cable
Consolidated Group that must be taken into account pursuant to Section 1.1502-19 of the
Treasury Regulations and, in each case, reflected on the TWX Consolidated Return when the
Cable Consolidated Group ceases to be included in the TWX Consolidated Return; and
(ii) transactions between the Cable Consolidated Group, on the one hand, and any
member of the Parent Group, on the other hand, shall not be taken into account until the
first taxable year in which such transaction is required to be taken into account pursuant
to the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 1502 of the Code. For purposes of
this Agreement, all determinations made as if the Cable Consolidated Group had never been
included in the TWX Consolidated Group and as if all Pro Forma Cable Returns were actual
returns shall reflect any actual short taxable years resulting from the Cable Consolidated
Group joining or leaving the TWX Consolidated Group.
SECTION 2.03.
Estimated Tax Payments.
(a) For each Agreement Year, Cable shall make
periodic payments (
Cable Estimated Tax Payments
) to TWX in an amount, determined by TWX
(in good faith and in accordance with the principles of Section 2.02), equal to the estimated tax
payments that would be due from the Cable Consolidated Group for such Agreement Year if it were not
included in the TWX Consolidated Group. Cable Estimated Tax Payments shall be made no later than
the dates on which payments of estimated tax would be due from the Cable Consolidated Group if it
were not included in the TWX Consolidated Group.
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(b) For each Agreement Year, TWX shall make periodic payments (
TWX Estimated Tax
Payments
) to Cable in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the estimated tax payments
that would be due from the Parent Group for such Agreement Year if the Parent Group filed its own
consolidated federal income tax return, determined by TWX in good faith and in accordance with the
principles of Section 2.02,
over
(ii) the actual estimated tax payments due from the TWX
Consolidated Group for such Agreement Year, no later than the dates on which payments of estimated
tax are due from the TWX Consolidated Group.
(c)
Adjustments Based on Pro Forma Cable Return.
(i) Cable shall pay to TWX, no later than the date on which a TWX Consolidated Return
for any Agreement Year is filed, an amount equal to the excess of:
(A) the sum of (1) the Federal Taxes shown on the
applicable Pro Forma Cable Return prepared for the Agreement
Year,
plus
(2) an amount equal to the additions to Tax,
if any (under Section 6655 of the Code, or otherwise) that would
have been imposed on the Cable Consolidated Group (treating the
amount determined under Section 2.03(c)(i)(A)(1) as the Federal
Taxes of the Cable Consolidated Group) and treating any Cable
Estimated Tax Payments pursuant to Section 2.03(a) as estimated
payments for purposes of Section 6655 of the Code) as a result of
the inaccuracy of any information provided by Cable to TWX
pursuant to Section 2.02(b) or from the failure of Cable to
provide any requested information, up to the total amount of the
additions to Tax, if any (under Section 6655 of the Code, or
otherwise) that are imposed on the TWX Consolidated Group for
such Agreement Year
plus
(3) any interest that would be
due under the Code if the Cable Estimated Tax Payments were
actual payments of tax;
over
(B) the aggregate amount of Cable Estimated Tax Payments
paid with respect to such Agreement Year.
(ii) If the aggregate amount of Cable Estimated Tax Payments for any Agreement Year
exceeds the amount of Cables liability as determined under Section 2.03(c)(i)(A), TWX
shall refund such excess, plus interest (accruing from each date with respect to which
there was an overpayment of Cable Estimated Tax Payments) to Cable no later than 5 Business
Days following the filing of the TWX Consolidated Return.
(iii) TWX shall notify Cable of any amounts due from Cable to TWX pursuant to this
Section 2.03 no later than 5 Business Days prior to the date such
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payments are due, or, in the case of Cable Estimated Tax Payments, the date such
payments would be due from the Cable Consolidated Group if it were not included in the TWX
Consolidated Group, and any such payment due from Cable to TWX shall not be considered due
until the later of the due date set forth in this Section 2.03 or 5 Business Days after
notice from TWX.
(d)
Adjustments Based on Pro Forma Parent Returns.
(i) TWX shall pay to Cable, no later than the date on which a TWX Consolidated Return
for any Agreement Year is filed, an amount equal to the excess of:
(A) (1) the Federal Taxes shown on the applicable Pro Forma
Parent Return prepared for the Agreement Year,
plus
(2)
any interest that would be due under the Code if the TWX
Estimated Tax Payments were actual payments of Federal Taxes,
minus
(3) the actual Federal Taxes for the TWX
Consolidated Group for such Agreement Year;
over
(B) the aggregate amount of TWX Estimated Tax Payments paid
with respect to such Agreement Year.
(ii) If the aggregate amount of TWX Estimated Tax Payments to Cable for any Agreement
Year exceeds the amount of TWXs liability as determined under Section 2.03(d)(i)(A), Cable
shall refund such excess, plus interest (accruing from each date with respect to which
there was an overpayment of TWX Estimated Tax Payments) to TWX no later than 5 Business
Days following the filing of the TWX Consolidated Return.
SECTION 2.04.
Preliminary Payments.
If TWX in good faith and in accordance with the
principles of Section 2.02 makes a preliminary determination as to amounts to be paid pursuant to
Section 2.03(c) and (d), Cable or TWX may make payments (
Preliminary Payments
) in
accordance with such preliminary determination. If Preliminary Payments are made with respect to
any Agreement Year, appropriate adjustments shall be made to the determination of amounts due,
including any additions to Tax and interest accruals, under Section 2.03(c) and (d) for such
Agreement Year.
SECTION 2.05.
Agreement Year Carrybacks.
(a) To the extent that TWX elects to
carryback a Tax Attribute of the Cable Consolidated Group or the Parent Group in any Agreement Year
to a TWX Consolidated Return for any earlier Agreement Year, an adjustment shall be made to the
corresponding Pro Forma Cable Return or Pro Forma Parent Return, as applicable, to reflect the
utilization of such Tax Attribute, and all calculations of payments made pursuant to Articles II
and III shall be recomputed as necessary to reflect the effect of such Tax Attribute on the
relevant Pro Forma Cable Return or Pro Forma Parent Return.
(b) Within 30 Business Days after the date on which the TWX Consolidated Return reflecting
the utilization of such Tax Attribute is filed, Cable or
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TWX, as appropriate shall make additional payments to the other Company reflecting the
recomputation described in Section 2.05(a).
ARTICLE III
Post-Distribution Tax Periods
SECTION 3.01.
Payments by Cable to TWX.
(a) If for any taxable year (or portion
thereof) after the Cable Consolidated Group ceases to be included in the TWX Consolidated Group (a
Post-Distribution Year
):
(i) the Federal Taxes of the Cable Consolidated Group are less than the Federal Taxes
that would have been imposed on it with respect to such Post-Distribution Year if it had
not been included in the TWX Consolidated Group for any Agreement Year and if all Pro Forma
Cable Returns had been actual returns; or
(ii) the Federal Taxes of the TWX Consolidated Group are greater than the Federal
Taxes that would have been imposed on it with respect to such Post-Distribution Year if the
Cable Consolidated Group had not been included in the TWX Consolidated Group for any
Agreement Year and if all Pro Forma Cable Returns had been actual returns,
then, to the extent that Cable has not already made a payment to TWX for utilization of the Tax
Attributes that gave rise to the shortfall or excess described in Section 3.01(a)(i) or (ii), Cable
shall pay to TWX an amount equal to such shortfall or excess within 10 Business Days of notice from
TWX that this Section 3.01 applies.
(b) In the event that there is both a shortfall and an excess described in Section 3.01(a)(i)
and (ii), respectively, for any Post-Distribution Year, Cable shall make a payment to TWX in an
amount equal to the sum of such shortfall and excess, unless such shortfall and excess (or any
portion thereof) result from utilization of the same Tax Attributes, in which case the amount of
the payment shall be reduced accordingly.
SECTION 3.02.
Payments by TWX to Cable.
(a) If for any Post-Distribution Year:
(i) the Federal Taxes of the Cable Consolidated Group are greater than the Federal
Taxes that would have been imposed with respect to such Post-Distribution Year if the Cable
Consolidated Group had not been included in the TWX Consolidated Group for any Agreement
Year and all Pro Forma Cable Returns had been actual returns; or
(ii) the Federal Taxes of the TWX Consolidated Group are less than the Federal Taxes
that would have been imposed with respect to such Post-Distribution Year if the Cable
Consolidated Group had not been included in the TWX Consolidated Group for any Agreement
Year and all Pro Forma Cable Returns had been actual returns,
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then, to the extent that TWX has not already made a payment to Cable for utilization of the Tax
Attributes that gave rise to the excess or shortfall described in Section 3.02(a)(i) or (ii), TWX
shall pay to Cable an amount equal to such excess or shortfall within 10 Business Days of notice
from Cable that this Section 3.02 applies.
(b) In the event that there is both a shortfall and an excess described in Section 3.02(a)(i)
and (ii), respectively, for any Post-Distribution Year, TWX shall make a payment to Cable in an
amount equal to the sum of such excess and shortfall, unless such excess and shortfall (or any
portion thereof) result from utilization of the same Tax Attributes, in which case the amount of
the payment shall be reduced accordingly.
SECTION 3.03.
Documentation.
Prior to the payment of any amounts due pursuant to
Section 3.01 and Section 3.02, the Companies shall exchange such information and documentation as
is reasonably satisfactory to each of them in order to substantiate the amounts due. Any disputes
as to such amounts and documentation that cannot be resolved prior to the date a payment is due
shall be referred to an independent accounting firm whose fees shall be paid one half by Cable and
one half by TWX.
SECTION 3.04.
Post-Distribution Year Carrybacks.
(a) If a federal income tax return
of the Cable Consolidated Group for any Post-Distribution Year reflects a Tax Attribute, whether or
not Cable waives the right to carryback any such Tax Attribute to a TWX Consolidated Return, no
payment with respect to such carrybacks shall be due from TWX.
(b) If a TWX Consolidated Return for any Post-Distribution Year reflects a Tax Attribute,
such Tax Attribute may be carried back to a TWX Consolidated Return for an Agreement Year, and TWX
shall be entitled to retain (without any obligation to pay Cable) the full amount of any refund
received in connection therewith. In the event, however, that Cable (or any other member of the
Cable Consolidated Group) receives any refund in connection with a carryback of a Tax Attribute to
a TWX Consolidated Return for an Agreement Year, Cable shall promptly pay the full amount of such
refund to TWX.
SECTION 3.05.
No Duplication of Payment.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, neither Section 3.01 nor Section 3.02 shall require Cable or TWX, as the case may be, to
make any payment pursuant to such Section to the extent that the payment is attributable to a Tax
Attribute for which payment has previously been made pursuant to Section 2.03.
SECTION 3.06.
Short Period Election.
At the direction of Cable, TWX shall join with
Cable in making an election under Section 1.1502-76(b)(2)(ii)(D) of the Treasury Regulations to
allocate items ratably between the final Agreement Year (TWX Consolidated Return) and the Cable
short period beginning after the date of the Distribution (Cable separate return).
SECTION 3.07.
Comcast Transaction.
(a) The Companies hereby acknowledge and agree
that the Transactions are not part of a plan (or series of related
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transactions) (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) with the Comcast
Transactions.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 3.07(a):
(i) TWX shall be liable, and shall indemnify Cable, for any Taxes (including any
liability pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement pertaining to Ordinary Taxes (other
than this Section 3.07)) (A) paid by Cable in connection with the Comcast Transactions or
(B) for which Cable is liable under the Comcast Tax Matters Agreement, but in each case
only to the extent that such Taxes result from any act or failure to act by TWX or its
Affiliates in connection with the Transactions; and
(ii) Cable shall be liable, and shall indemnify TWX, for any Taxes paid by TWX in
connection with the Comcast Transactions other than Taxes for which Cable is indemnified
under Section 3.07(b)(i).
ARTICLE IV
Procedural Matters for Ordinary Taxes
SECTION 4.01.
Returns.
TWX shall have exclusive and sole responsibility for the
preparation and filing of the TWX Consolidated Returns (including requests for extensions thereof)
and any other returns, amended returns and other documents or statements required to be filed with
the IRS in connection with the determination of the Federal Taxes of the TWX Consolidated Group.
SECTION 4.02.
Audits; Refund Claims.
(a) TWX shall have exclusive and sole
responsibility and control with respect to the conduct and settlement of IRS examinations of TWX
Consolidated Returns and any refund claims with respect thereto;
provided
,
however
,
that TWX and Cable shall share joint responsibility and control with respect to the conduct and
settlement of IRS examinations of any matter that reasonably could be expected to cause a payment
obligation to, or refund claim for, Cable.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 4.02(a), no settlement relating to any matter that would cause a
payment obligation for Cable under this Agreement shall be accepted or entered into by TWX without
the consent of Cable (which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed).
(c) Cable shall assist and cooperate with TWX during the course of any examination or matter
described in Section 4.02(a) or (b). Within 10 Business Days of the commencement of any such
proceeding, TWX shall give Cable notice of and consult with Cable with respect to any issues
relating to items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit of Cable (any such items,
Cable
Return Items
);
provided
,
however
, that Cable shall not be relieved of any
obligation to make payments under this Agreement if TWX fails to timely deliver the notice
described in this Section 4.02(c) except to the extent that Cable is actually prejudiced thereby.
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(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 4.02, TWX shall have the right in its sole
discretion to have Cable pay any disputed Taxes indemnified by Cable and sue for a refund in the
forum of TWXs choice. TWX shall act in good faith with respect to the matters described in this
Section 4.02.
SECTION 4.03.
Litigation.
(a) If the Federal Taxes of the TWX Consolidated Group
become the subject of litigation in any court, the conduct and settlement of the litigation shall
be controlled exclusively by TWX;
provided
,
however
, that TWX and Cable shall share
joint responsibility and control with respect to the litigation of any matter that reasonably could
be expected to cause a payment obligation to, or refund claim for, Cable.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 4.03(a), no settlement relating to any matter that would cause a
payment obligation for Cable under this Agreement shall be accepted or entered into by TWX without
the consent of Cable (which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed).
(c) Cable shall assist and cooperate with TWX during the course of litigation, and TWX shall
consult with Cable regarding any issues in such litigation relating to Cable Return Items. TWX
shall act in good faith with respect to the matters described in this Section 4.03.
SECTION 4.04.
Expenses.
Cable shall bear the cost of its own expenses and shall
reimburse TWX for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, legal,
consulting and accounting fees) in the course of proceedings described in Sections 4.02 and 4.03 to
the extent such expenses are reasonably attributable to Cable Return Items for any Agreement Year.
SECTION 4.05.
Recalculation of Payments to Reflect Adjustments.
(a) To the extent that there is a Final Determination with respect to a TWX Consolidated
Return for any year, or a federal income tax return of the Cable Consolidated Group for a
Post-Distribution Year, that results in an additional payment of Federal Taxes (including a payment
of Tax made prior to commencing a refund claim or litigation) or a refund of Federal Taxes
(including a refund of a preliminary payment referred to in the preceding parenthetical) (any such
additional payment or refund, an
Adjustment
) relating to the TWX Consolidated Return for
an Agreement Year, a corresponding adjustment shall be made to the corresponding Pro Forma Cable
Return or Pro Forma Parent Return, as applicable.
(b) All calculations of payments made pursuant to Articles II and III of this Agreement shall
be recomputed to reflect the effect of any Adjustments on (i) the relevant Pro Forma Cable Return
or Pro Forma Parent Return and (ii) the liability of Cable or TWX for a Post-Distribution Year;
provided
,
however
, that any such payment recomputation shall also take into account
any previous adjusted payments made in connection with an Adjustment resulting from a prior Final
Determination.
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(c) Within 10 Business Days after any Adjustment, Cable or TWX, as appropriate, shall make
additional payments or refund payments to the other Company reflecting such Adjustment, plus
interest pursuant to Section 8.02, calculated as if payments by and to Cable pursuant to Articles
II and III of this Agreement and this Section 4.05 were payments and refunds of Federal Taxes.
Cable shall further pay to TWX, on an after-Tax basis, the amount of any penalties or additions to
Tax incurred by the TWX Consolidated Group in connection with any adjustment to any Cable Return
Item for an Agreement Year, but only if such penalties or additions to Tax result from the
inaccuracy of any information provided by Cable to TWX in the Cable Tax Package or from the failure
of Cable to provide any requested information.
SECTION 4.06.
Rulings.
Cable shall assist and cooperate with TWX and take all
actions reasonably requested by TWX in connection with any ruling requests relating to Ordinary
Taxes submitted by TWX to the IRS.
SECTION 4.07.
Applicability With Respect to All Consolidated Returns.
The provisions
of Sections 4.01, 4.02 and 4.03 shall apply to TWX Consolidated Returns and Cable Return Items for
all Agreement Years.
SECTION 4.08.
Scope.
This Article IV shall not apply to Transaction Taxes or to
Article VI and Article VII, which shall govern matters relating to Transaction Taxes.
ARTICLE V
Foreign, State and Local Ordinary Taxes
SECTION 5.01.
Foreign, State and Local Ordinary Taxes.
(a) In the case of foreign,
state or local Ordinary Taxes determined on a combined, consolidated or unitary basis (other than
solely with respect to the Cable Consolidated Group or members of the Parent Group), the principles
of the Agreement shall apply with equal force to such foreign, state or local Ordinary Tax for each
Agreement Year whether or not the Cable Consolidated Group is included in the TWX Consolidated
Group for federal income tax purposes;
provided
,
however
, that interest shall be
computed at the rate and in the manner provided under such foreign, state or local law for interest
on underpayments and overpayments of such Tax for the relevant taxable period and references to
provisions of the Code throughout the Agreement shall be deemed to be references to analogous
provisions of state, local, and foreign law.
(b) For any Agreement Year, TWX shall have the sole and exclusive control of the
determination of whether, and with whom, a combined, consolidated or unitary tax return should be
filed for any foreign, state or local Tax purpose. TWX shall notify Cable of all such
determinations.
SECTION 5.02.
Returns.
In the case of foreign, state or local Ordinary Taxes not
provided for in Section 5.01(a) and attributable to the Cable Consolidated Group (or any member or
combination of the members thereof, including the predecessors
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and successors of such members), Cable shall have the sole and exclusive responsibility for
(i) the preparation and filing of all tax returns relating to such Ordinary Taxes, (ii) the payment
of such Ordinary Taxes and (iii) the conduct and settlement of any examinations, audits,
litigation, or other administrative or judicial proceedings relating to such tax returns or
liability for such Ordinary Taxes.
SECTION 5.03.
Applicable Principles.
For purposes of applying this Article V, the
meaning of the terms Parent Group and Cable Consolidated Group shall be determined using the
principles applicable in determining combined, consolidated, unitary or similar groups for relevant
foreign, state or local Tax purposes.
ARTICLE VI
Tax Matters Relating to the Separation
SECTION 6.01.
Mutual Representations.
Except as otherwise expressly required or
permitted by the Separation Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, neither Company has any plan or
intention to take any action inconsistent with the qualification of the Transactions for the
Intended Tax Treatment.
SECTION 6.02.
Mutual Covenants.
(a) Except as otherwise expressly required or
permitted by the Separation Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, neither Company shall take or
fail to take, or permit their respective Affiliates to take or fail to take any action, if such
action or omission would be inconsistent with its respective Tax Representations, except, in the
case of Cable, any action or omission that occurred prior to the Distribution and was at the
direction of TWX or its Affiliates.
(b) Subject to Section 6.02(c), during the period beginning on the date of the Distribution
and ending on, and including, the last day of the 30-month period following the date of the
Distribution, each Company shall notify the other Company within 10 Business Days after entering
into a binding contract (or other agreement or understanding that has been publicly disclosed by
such Company) with respect to a transaction that, if completed (whether or not it would constitute
a plan (or series of related transactions) (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code)
with the Distribution) alone or together with other transactions (excluding, for these purposes,
the transactions described in Section 6.02(c)), would result in an Ownership Change of such Company
and shall provide the other Company with complete details (and additional information as such other
Company shall reasonably request) regarding such transaction and other transactions, if any;
provided
,
however
, that in no case shall either Company be obligated to provide to
the other Company any material non-public information.
(c) For purposes of Section 6.02(b), a binding contract (or other agreement or understanding
that has been publicly disclosed by such Company) shall not include (i) the adoption by a Company
of a shareholder rights plan that meets the requirements of IRS Revenue Ruling 90-11, 1990-1 C.B.
10, (ii) transfers on an established market of the stock of a Company described in Safe Harbor VII
of Section 1.355-7(d)(7) of the Treasury Regulations, (iii) issuances of stock of a Company
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to an employee stock purchase agreement or equity compensation plan in accordance with in Safe
Harbor VIII of Section 1.355-7(d)(8) of the Treasury Regulations or (iv) issuances of stock of a
Company described in Safe Harbor IX of Section 1.355-7(d)(9) of the Treasury Regulations.
SECTION 6.03.
Ruling Request.
(a) As soon as reasonably practicable after the date
of this Agreement, TWX shall prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, the Ruling
Request. TWX shall be solely responsible for preparing and filing the Ruling Request and any
additional information requested by the IRS in connection with the Ruling Request or the IRS
Ruling.
(b) TWX shall share with Cable working drafts of the Ruling Request and documents related to
the Ruling Request, permit Cable to review and comment on the Ruling Request and such documents,
consider in good faith any such comments and otherwise consult with and keep Cable reasonably
informed regarding any issues, communications or significant developments relating to the Ruling
Request or the IRS Ruling. TWX shall also notify Cable of, and permit Cable to participate in, any
meetings or discussions with the IRS relating to the Ruling Request or the IRS Ruling.
(c) TWX shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Ruling Request to be timely filed
and to cause the IRS Ruling to be timely issued, including by executing any Rep Letters requested
by the IRS. Cable shall use its reasonable best efforts to permit the Ruling Request to be timely
filed and to permit the IRS Ruling to be timely issued, including by executing any Rep Letters
requested by TWX, counsel to TWX, or the IRS.
SECTION 6.04.
TWX and Cable Tax Opinions.
The Companies shall use their reasonable
best efforts to cause the TWX Tax Opinion and the Cable Tax Opinion to be issued, including by
executing any Rep Letters reasonably requested by the counsel to TWX that is expected to provide
the TWX Tax Opinion and by the counsel to Cable that is expected to provide the Cable Tax Opinion.
SECTION 6.05.
Indemnification.
(a) Cable shall be liable, and shall indemnify TWX
and its Affiliates, for any Transaction Taxes attributable to: (i) the failure of any
representation made by Cable or its Affiliates in Rep Letters that serve as a basis for the TWX Tax
Opinion, the Cable Tax Opinion or the IRS Ruling (such representations, the
Cable Tax
Representations
) to be true when made; or (ii) except as otherwise expressly required or
permitted by the Separation Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, any other action or omission by
Cable or its Affiliates (other than an action or omission that occurred prior to the Distribution
and was at the direction of TWX or its Affiliates).
(b) TWX shall be liable, and shall indemnify Cable and its Affiliates, for any Transaction
Taxes other than Transaction Taxes for which TWX is indemnified under Section 6.05(a).
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SECTION 6.06.
Reporting.
Cable and TWX each (i) shall timely file the appropriate
information and statements (including as required by Section 1.355-5 of the Treasury Regulations),
to report the Transactions as qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment and (ii) absent a change of
law or a Final Determination of a Transaction Tax Contest, shall not take any position on any tax
return that is inconsistent with the Transactions qualifying for the Intended Tax Treatment.
SECTION 6.07.
Additional Amounts.
(a) Any indemnity payment other than a payment
that represents interest accruing after the date of the Distribution pursuant to the Separation
Agreement or Ancillary Agreements shall be treated by Cable and TWX for all Tax purposes as a
distribution from Cable to TWX immediately prior to the Distribution (if made by Cable to TWX) and
as a contribution from TWX to Cable immediately prior to the Distribution (if made by TWX to
Cable).
(b) If any indemnity payment, apart from interest, pursuant to the Separation Agreement or
the Ancillary Agreements results in income or gain to either Company (including under Section
1.1502-19 of the Treasury Regulations (and related provisions)), the other Company shall pay such
additional amounts as necessary to hold the payee Company harmless (on an after-Tax basis),
including any Tax benefit to the Indemnitee arising out of the circumstances giving rise to such
indemnity payment) from all Taxes imposed with respect to such payment (including Taxes imposed on
payments of such additional amounts made pursuant to this Section 6.07(b)).
ARTICLE VII
Procedural Matters for Transaction Taxes
SECTION 7.01.
Notice.
(a) Within 30 Business Days after a Company becomes aware of
the existence of a Transaction Tax Contest, such Company shall promptly notify the other Company of
the Transaction Tax Contest, and thereafter shall promptly forward or make available to the other
Company copies of notices and communications with a Taxing Authority relating to such Transaction
Tax Contest.
(b) A failure by the Indemnitee to timely provide the notice described in Section 7.01(a)
shall not affect the Indemnifying Partys indemnification obligations under this Agreement except,
and only to the extent that, the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually prejudiced as a result
of such failure.
SECTION 7.02.
Control of Transaction Tax Contests.
(a) In the case of a Transaction
Tax Contest, both Companies shall have the right to control jointly the defense, compromise or
settlement of any such Transaction Tax Contest.
(b) No Indemnitee shall settle or compromise or consent to entry of any judgment with respect
to any such Transaction Tax Contest without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party
(which consent may be withheld in the Indemnifying Partys sole discretion).
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(c) Notwithstanding Section 7.02(a) and (b), a Company shall be entitled to control
exclusively the defense, compromise or settlement of any Transaction Tax Contest if such Company
notifies the other Company that (notwithstanding the rights and obligations of the Companies in
Article VI or Article VII) it agrees to pay (and indemnify such other Company against) any
liability for all Transaction Taxes resulting from such Transaction Tax Contest;
provided
,
however
, that no settlement, compromise or consent to entry of any judgment that fails to
give the Company indemnified under this Section 7.02(c) full release of liability or that would
impose any material obligations on that Company shall be made without the prior written consent of
that Company.
SECTION 7.03.
Indemnification Payments.
An Indemnitee shall be entitled to make a
claim for payment pursuant to this Agreement when the Indemnitee determines that it is entitled to
such payment and the amount of such payment. The Indemnitee shall provide to the Indemnifying
Party notice of such claim within 60 Business Days of the date on which it first so becomes
entitled to claim such payment, and such notice shall include a description of such claim and a
detailed calculation of the amount of the indemnification payment that is claimed;
provided
,
however
, that no delay on the part of the Indemnitee in notifying the
Indemnifying Party shall relieve the Indemnifying Party from any obligation hereunder unless (and
then solely to the extent) the Indemnifying Party is actually and materially prejudiced thereby.
The Indemnifying Party shall make the claimed payment to the Indemnitee within 30 Business Days
after receiving such notice, unless the Indemnifying Party reasonably disputes its liability for,
or the amount of, such payment.
SECTION 7.04.
Cooperation.
Each member of the TWX Consolidated Group and the Cable
Consolidated Group shall cooperate fully with all reasonable requests from the other Company in
connection with Transaction Tax Contests.
SECTION 7.05.
Scope.
This Article VII shall apply only to Article VI and to all
matters relating to Transaction Taxes.
ARTICLE VIII
Procedural Matters for Ordinary Taxes and Transaction Taxes
SECTION 8.01.
Document Retention, Access to Records and Use of Personnel.
Until the
expiration of the relevant statute of limitations (including extensions), each of TWX and Cable
shall (i) retain records, documents, accounting data, computer data and other information
(collectively, the
Records
) necessary for the preparation, filing, review, audit or
defense of all tax returns relevant to an obligation, right or liability of either Company under
the Agreement; and (ii) give each other reasonable access to such Records and to its personnel
(insuring their cooperation) and premises to the extent relevant to an obligation, right or
liability of either Company under this Agreement. Prior to disposing of any such Records, each of
TWX and Cable shall notify the other Company in writing of such intention and afford the other
Company the opportunity to take possession or make copies of such Records at its discretion.
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SECTION 8.02.
Interest.
Interest required to be paid pursuant to this Agreement
shall, unless otherwise specified, be computed at the rate and in the manner provided in the Code
for interest on underpayments and overpayments, respectively, of federal income Tax for the
relevant taxable period. Any payments required pursuant to the Agreement which are not made within
the time period specified in the Agreement shall bear interest at a rate equal to two hundred basis
points above the average interest rate on the senior bank debt of TWX.
SECTION 8.03.
Access to Information.
If for any taxable year, Cable is no longer
included in the TWX Consolidated Group, TWX and Cable agree to provide to the other Company any
information reasonably required to complete tax returns for taxable periods beginning after Cable
is no longer included in a TWX Consolidated Return, and each of TWX and Cable will cooperate with
respect to any audits or litigation relating to any TWX Consolidated Return.
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous Provisions
SECTION 9.01.
Notice.
Any payments, notices, requests, claims, demands and other
communications under this Agreement shall be provided in accordance with the Notice provision of
the Separation Agreement. In addition, copies of all documents mentioned in the preceding sentence
shall also be sent to the address set forth below (or at such other address as one Company may
specify by notice to the other Company):
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Group Vice President Chief Tax Counsel
Marc Lawrence-Apfelbaum, Esq.
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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Notification of a change of address shall be given by either Company to the other as provided
in this Section 9.01. All such notices and communications shall be effective (i) when received, if
mailed or delivered, or (ii) when confirmed by fax answerback, if faxed.
SECTION 9.02.
Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in full
force, as long as the essential terms and conditions of this Agreement for each Company remain
valid, binding and enforceable.
SECTION 9.03.
Integration; Amendments.
Except as explicitly stated herein, this
Agreement embodies the entire understanding between the Companies relating to its subject matter
and supersedes and terminates all prior agreements and understandings among the Companies with
respect to such matters. No promises, covenants or representations of any kind, other than those
expressly stated herein, have been made to induce any Company to enter into this Agreement. This
Agreement shall not be modified or terminated except by a writing duly signed by each of the
Companies, and no waiver of any provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless in a writing
duly signed by the Company sought to be bound. If, and to the extent, the provisions of this
Agreement conflict with the Separation Agreement, or any Ancillary Agreement, the provisions of
this Agreement shall control.
SECTION 9.04.
Construction.
The language of this Agreement shall be construed
according to its fair meaning and shall not be strictly construed for or against any Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the purposes of Articles VI and VII are to ensure the Intended Tax
Treatment and, accordingly, the Companies agree that the language thereof shall be interpreted in a
manner that serves this purpose to the greatest extent possible. Headings of Sections in this
Agreement are inserted for convenience only
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and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
SECTION 9.05.
Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become
effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Companies and delivered to
the Companies.
SECTION 9.06.
Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York, regardless of the laws that might otherwise
govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof, except to the extent the Laws of
Delaware are mandatorily applicable.
SECTION 9.07.
Confidentiality.
The Companies agree that any information furnished
pursuant to this Agreement is confidential, and, except as and to the extent required by law or
otherwise during the course of an audit or litigation or other administrative or legal proceeding,
shall not be disclosed to other persons. In addition, the Companies shall cause their respective
employees, agents and advisors to comply with the terms of this Section 9.07.
SECTION 9.08.
Successors and Assigns.
(a) Neither this Agreement nor any of the
rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by
operation of law or otherwise by any of the Companies without the prior written consent of the
other Company;
provided
,
however
, that no such consent shall be required in the
event of a merger, consolidation or sale of either of the Companies. Subject to the preceding
sentence, this Agreement shall be binding on, and shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable
by, the Companies hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that either Company or any of its successors
or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and is not the continuing or
surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or
substantially all of its properties or other assets to any Person, then, in each such case, such
Company shall cause proper provision to be made so that its successors and assigns pursuant to such
transaction shall expressly assume the obligations of such Company hereunder;
provided
that
such assumption shall not relieve such Company from any of its obligations hereunder.
SECTION 9.09.
Injunctions.
Notwithstanding Section 12.13 of the Separation
Agreement, in no case shall a Company be entitled to an injunction on the grounds that such
injunction is necessary to prevent any act or failure to act from causing any of the Transactions
not to qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment if the other Company has obtained a private letter
ruling issued by the IRS or a written opinion of, in the case of TWX, Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP or
another nationally recognized law firm reasonably acceptable to Cable, or, in the case of Cable,
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP or another nationally recognized law firm reasonably
acceptable to TWX, to the effect that the breach will not result in the failure of any of the
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Transactions to qualify for the Intended Tax Treatment. Except for the previous sentence,
nothing in this Agreement will prevent any Company from seeking injunctive relief as it deems
necessary or appropriate.
SECTION 9.10.
Survival.
Except with respect to Section 7.04, Section 8.01 and
Section 9.07, which shall remain in effect without limitation as to time, the provisions in this
Agreement shall be unconditional and absolute and shall remain in effect until the expiration of
the statute of limitations for all taxable periods that end before or include December 31 of the
calendar year in which the Distribution occurs and the resolution of all disputes under this
Agreement that arose during such periods.
SECTION 9.11.
Successor Provisions.
Any reference herein to any provisions of the
Code or Treasury Regulations shall be deemed to include any amendments or successor provisions
thereto as appropriate.
SECTION 9.12.
Compliance by Subsidiaries.
The Companies agree to cause all members
of the Parent Group and the Cable Consolidated Group (including predecessors and successors to such
members) to comply with the terms of the Agreement.
SECTION 9.13.
Interpretation.
Any reference in this Agreement to the Separation
Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, the Comcast Redemption Agreement and the Comcast Tax Matters
Agreement shall in each case include references to any exhibits, schedules and amendments thereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Companies have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly
authorized representatives as of the date first set forth above.
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TIME WARNER INC.,
by
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/s/ John K. Martin, Jr.
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Name:
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John K. Martin, Jr.
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Title:
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Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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TIME WARNER CABLE INC.,
by
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/s/ Robert D. Marcus
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Name:
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Robert D. Marcus
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Title:
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Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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